rock-bound
adjective
hemmed in, enclosed, or covered by rocks; rocky.
rockbound
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a variation of
rock-bound.
Example Sentences
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The excitement of the stock flurry was mild compared to some that the rockbound, conservative Bank of New York has had since it was founded by Alexander Hamilton.
From Time Magazine Archive
No milk runs need apply for a vessel developed for the New Zealand Coast Guard by Rayglass Boats to handle the atrocious conditions of the rockbound Hauraki Coast.
From Time Magazine Archive
The words are supposed to remind the 1,150 students of their school's rockbound commitment to morality, probity and restraint.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nina Foch and Barry Jones in Agatha Christie's stern and rockbound murder classic.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Hiram Gilbreth died in 1871, leaving his three-year-old son, two older daughters, and a stern and rockbound widow.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
