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Meanings of cast-iron in English

Extremely robust.

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Usage of cast-iron in English
1
He has a cast-iron alibi but was obviously able to direct operations.
The Irish Times
2
He has a cast-iron alibi, but obviously was able to direct operations.
The Irish Times
3
There are a notable number of original fireplaces, both marble and cast-iron.
The Irish Times
4
Wide range of vintage-style accessories, including cast-iron wall hooks and peg rails.
The Guardian
5
Since then, if anything, this idea has hardened into three cast-iron assumptions.
The Red Queen
6
It is only imperceptibly less stiff and angular and cast-iron than rawhide.
The Mountains
7
Heat a cast-iron or heavy-based casserole with a thin layer of oil.
Cooking for friends
8
The blasts occurred while Columbia was replacing cast-iron pipes with plastic lines.
Reuters
9
With a burst radius of thirty-three feet, a cast-iron body for shrapnel.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
10
Each of the heavy cast-iron pans had rings for eight small tarts.
The river kings' road
11
There was a large black cast-iron pipe jutting out from the wall.
Rogues
12
Mr De Croo said cast-iron assurances from the UK were necessary.
Independent.ie
13
But that is a long way from a cast-iron guarantee of his return.
The Guardian
14
He made some cast-iron rules which worked great havoc with the nation's correspondence.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
15
They drew up in a triangle beside the window overlooking the cast-iron deer.
The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
16
A cast-iron stand is right outside, cradling a pewter ice bucket.
The Guardian
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