Bygone warship

• Puritans press on the borders
• Cavalry is pressing round flank
• Hull's was ''Old''
• The Virginia and the Monitor, e.g.
• Teams following smooth Commonwealth forces
• "Old ___"
• Armor-plated warships

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n. A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry. Old Ironsides . (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S. Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American ...