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cast-iron stomach

noun

Etymology

First use appears c. 1844. See cite below.

Definitions

  1. An exceptionally strong and resilient digestive system capable of consuming almost almost…

    An exceptionally strong and resilient digestive system capable of consuming almost almost any type of food or drink without becoming ill or experiencing indigestion.

    • His Herculean frame was surmounted by a strong head, and contained a sort of cast-iron stomach, on which liquid fire could make no impression.
    • An animal man, with a cast-iron stomach, or, perhaps quite as often a dyspeptic, with a suffering stomach and ruined health, will say, “don’t keep thinking about your food; it will give you the dyspepsia.
    • I love to travel and to shop, and I've got a cast-iron stomach, so I gain about ten pounds every trip.

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