big iron

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big iron

noun

uncountable a large pistol
dated, humorous, slang, uncountable Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes.

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@misc{big_iron_2026,
  title = {big iron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20iron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}