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ironbound
[ ahy-ern-bound ]
ironbound
/ ˈaɪənˌbaʊnd /
adjective
- bound with iron
- unyielding; inflexible
- (of a coast) rocky; rugged
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ironbound1
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Example Sentences
A word dropped that I was returning there would bring me, by ironbound custom, an invitation to travel in their company.
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An angry roar went up to Heaven, followed by a hail of blows upon the stout, ironbound oak, and an imperious call to open.
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Three days ago, two shipwrecks took place upon our ironbound coast.
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There, in front of the ironbound box, knelt Pomponio, busily at work on the stout padlock that guarded the treasures within.
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On the far side of the house I found him pressed close against the old ironbound oak door of the chapel.
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