A cooper's tool, consisting of a tanged iron band with folded-back wings, which hold the tanged irregularly dented blade, secured by a wooden wedge pressed between the tangs. / Iron from a croze.

(meteorology) polar stratospheric cloud

(nautical) The "trapped" condition a sailing ship finds itself in when the bow of the ship is headed into the wind and the ship has stalled and is unable to maneuver.

(sociology) A theory proposed by Max Weber which argues that rationalization and rules trap humans in a figurative "cage" of thought.

(dated, Britain, uncountable) Tools and other hardware that can be bought in an ironmonger's shop. / (Britain, uncountable) The trade of an ironmonger. / (Britain, countable) An ironmonger's shop.

The official name of the United Kingdom (since 1927).

(nautical) A metal hook, attached to the end of a line, used to hold two ships together.

(originally Britain, humorous, sometimes offensive) A person belonging to an Eastern Mediterranean national group, especially one which was subjected to a period of British rule or occupation, such as the Greeks or Italians.

(humorous, sometimes offensive) A member of a national group of the Eastern Mediterranean, especially one which was subjected to a period of British rule or occupation, such as the Greek or Italian people.

Of or pertaining to such people.