cast iron


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cast iron
noun
  • 1 a hard, relatively brittle alloy of iron and carbon which can be readily cast in a mould.
  • 2 [as modifier] firm and unchangeable: there are no cast-iron guarantees.
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