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fighting irons en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) A set of cutlery.
    • The leading recruit is pausing briefly while receiving his dinner plate in his left hand and then is resuming his forward movement towards the serving area, but first picking up a dark green plastic cup and a set of fighting irons (knife, fork, and spoon) from the leading edge of the bay marines. 2012, DF Ryschka, Too Young to Vote but Old Enough to Kill:

Synonyms

eating irons