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cast-iron

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cast-i·ron (kstrn)
adj.
1. Made of cast iron.
2. Rigid; inflexible: a cast-iron rule.
3. Exceptionally strong or resistant: a cast-iron stomach.
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Adj.1.cast-iron - extremely robust; "an iron constitution"
iron
robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
cast-iron
adjective certain, established, settled, guaranteed, fixed, definite, copper-bottomed, idiot-proof, nailed-on (slang)
Translations
cast-iron [ˈkɑːstaɪən] adj (lit) → de or en fonte (fig) [will] → de fer; [alibi] → en béton


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Either the wooden horse was careless, or it failed to properly time the descent of the hammer, for the mighty weapon caught it squarely upon its head, and thumped it against the ground so powerfully that the private flew off its back high into the air, and landed upon one of the giant's cast-iron arms.
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Lofty pillars formed of cannon, superposed upon huge mortars as a base, supported the fine ironwork of the arches, a perfect piece of cast-iron lacework.
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