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The Clue
Steeled (6 letter answer)
The Answer
GIRDED
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Notes
The answer GIRDED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Prepared for action
Scoffed; jeered
Definition
GIRD as a verb:
1. (arm, build up, fortify, gird) = prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
2. (girth, girt, begird, gird) = encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
3. (girdle, gird) = put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins"
4. (gird, encircle) = bind with something round or circular