"iron brew" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: iron brews [plural]
Etymology: From a trade name introduced in 1901, later changed to Irn-Bru because of legislation forbidding the word brew in names of non-brewed products. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} iron brew (countable and uncountable, plural iron brews)
  1. An orange-coloured Scottish carbonated soft drink. Wikipedia link: Irn-Bru Tags: countable, uncountable

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