Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The American goldeneye or whistlewing, a duck.
  • noun Same as ironweed, 3.

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Examples

  • And the argument that his family will be provided for from the payoff doesn't fly because the Angels could just as easily wipe out his family as part of their retribution. ironhead:

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • Other common names: Flinthead, ironhead, wood ibis

    unknown title 2009

  • Gossip Girl filming down ... guys - im out for the rest of the afternoon. duffy holding it down. send ... this isnt 'the ironhead one, but it's pretty bad.

    The Big Lead BigBrainOnBrett 2009

  • It is hard for me to find the "emotional depth" in passages like this, which to the contrary exhibit only a cartoon-like sentimentality: "The ironhead turned out to be a very gentle boy.

    Experimental Fiction 2010

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