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Ironclad
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.
(2):
(a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge.
(3):
(a.) Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ironclad'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/ironclad.html. 1828.