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housebound

[hous-bound]
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adjective
  1. restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness.
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Origin of housebound

First recorded in 1875–80; house + -bound1
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British Dictionary definitions for housebound

housebound

adjective
  1. unable to leave one's house because of illness, injury, etc
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housebound in Medicine

housebound

(hous′bound′)
adj.
  1. Confined to one's home, as by illness.
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