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sadiron en · NOUN

Etymology

From sad + iron, from sad (“heavy, ponderous”).

Meanings

  1. A flatiron which has a removable handle and is pointed at both ends.
    • She still used the old sadiron, a heavy pointed oval that fit into an iron frame. The iron also made a good bed warmer in the winter. 2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 76:

Forms

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sadirons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

sad-iron