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IRON HEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does iron heel mean?
• IRON HEEL (noun)
The noun IRON HEEL has 1 sense:
1. an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
Familiarity information: IRON HEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boot; iron boot; iron heel; the boot
Hypernyms ("iron heel" is a kind of...):
instrument of torture (an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person)
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