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long iron

long i·ron
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawng, long ahy-ern]
    • /lɔŋ, lɒŋ ˈaɪ ərn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawng, long ahy-ern]
    • /lɔŋ, lɒŋ ˈaɪ ərn/

Definition of long iron words

  • noun long iron a club, as a driving iron, midiron, or mid-mashie, with a long shaft and an iron head the face of which has little slope, for hitting long, low shots. 1

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Origin of long iron

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Long iron

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

long iron popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

long iron usage trend in Literature

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