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1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) železo2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) likalnik3) (a type of golf-club.) palica za golf2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) likati- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot* * *I [áiən]adjectiveželezen, železov, barve železa; figuratively krepak, trden; figuratively trd, krut, okruten; figuratively nezlomljiv, neupogljivthe Iron Chancellor — Bismarck, železni kanclerthe Iron Duke — Wellington, železni vojvodaII [áiən]nounželezo; železen predmet (npr. vžigalo znamenja v kožo), likalnik, rezilo orodja, harpuna; plural okovi; poetically meč, orožje; plural medicine železna opora za nogoslang shooting iron — revolvernautical in(to) irons — v vetru, ki se ne da obrnitia man of iron — človek železne volje; trd, nepopustljiv človekto have too many irons in the fire — imeti preveč železa v ognju, delati preveč stvari hkratiIII [áiən]transitive verblikati; vkleniti, vkovati, obiti z železom; figuratively (iz)gladiti -
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[šú:tiŋ]nounstreljanje, ustrelitev; priložnost za lov ali za streljanje; lovišče; figuratively zbadanjeshooting iron slang ognjeno orožje (zlasti revolver)shooting party — lovska družba, družba lovcev -
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Shooting iron — Shooting Shoot ing, a. Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. [1913 Webster] {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shooting iron — ☆ shooting iron n. Slang any firearm … English World dictionary
shooting iron — n. a pistol. (Cowboy and folksy.) □ Millard “Shorty” Wilson always carried his shooting iron with him, except for one fateful day back in ’92 1892, that s. □ He pulled out his shooting iron and got down to cleaning it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shooting iron — noun A firearm, especially a handgun. It aint the rifle, Harry, Sam said good temperedly; it is the eye that is wrong, not the shooting iron … Wiktionary
shooting iron — noun Date: 1775 firearm; especially handgun … New Collegiate Dictionary
shooting iron — Informal. a firearm, esp. a pistol or revolver. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Shooting iron — firearm, especially a pistol or revolver … Dictionary of Australian slang
shooting iron — Australian Slang firearm, especially a pistol or revolver … English dialects glossary
shooting iron — firearm, gun, cannon, rifle … English contemporary dictionary
shooting iron — noun informal, chiefly US a firearm … English new terms dictionary
shooting iron — shoot′ing i′ron n. Informal. inf firearm • Etymology: 1780–90, amer … From formal English to slang