a malleable, ductile, metallic chemical element that can be readily magnetised, rusts rapidly in moist or salty air, and is vital to plant and animal life, symbol, Fe; iron.

ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಕಡಲೆ kabbiṇada kaḍale that which is too hard to understand or to deal with; ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ ಕಾದಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ಬಗ್ಗಿಸಬೇಕು kabbiṇa kādiruvāglē baggisabēku take the advantage by acting promptly seizing the opportunity; strike while the iron is hot; ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಗಾಣ ಸವಿಯುವುದೇ ಕಬ್ಬಿನಹಾಲ ಸವಿಯ? kabbiṇada gāṇa saviyuvudē kabbina hāla saviya for appreciating good things, one must have taste for that.