Meaning of fighting irons | Babel Free

Definitions

A set of cutlery.

plural, plural-only, slang

Examples

“The leading recruit is pausing briefly while receiving his dinner plate in his left hand and then is resuming his forward movement towards the serving area, but first picking up a dark green plastic cup and a set of fighting irons (knife, fork, and spoon) from the leading edge of the bay marines.”

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