boun
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of boun
Middle English; see bound 4
Example Sentences
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Len Unger finds the boun a boon for he is an excellent ele phant rider.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lord John stood in his stable door, Said he was boun to ride; Burd Ellen stood in her bower door, Said she'd rin by his side.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
James tuke his leave of the Outlaw keen, To Edinburgh boun is he.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank
Then boun they to faring, the bark biding quiet; Hung upon hawser the wide-fathom'd ship Fast at her anchor.
From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous
I thort for a spell, I wur boun to go under.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
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