boun
[ boun, boon ]
verb (used with or without object)Archaic.
to prepare; make ready.
Origin of boun
1Middle English; see bound4
Words Nearby boun
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How to use boun in a sentence
Brer Rabbit aint wait fer ter see w'at de upshot gwine ter be, needer—I boun' you he aint.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisI hears de time fer settlin up gwine come day atter to-morrer an if taint settled up de surance boun ter collapse.
Three Little Women | Gabrielle E. JacksonBesides, I wuden' sell em, ef I diden' have er cent ter buy er crust of braid with, even ef I wuzen' boun' by the will.
That Old-Time Child, Roberta | Sophie Fox SeaBut I knew varry weel mysen what I were boun' to do, though I didn't say so to them.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-GouldI'll be boun' Docallison done got up hisself an' pulled dese here millions wif de dew on 'em.
Vacation with the Tucker Twins | Nell Speed
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