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housebound

[hous-bound]
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adjective

restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness.

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damaged, harmed, deformed, handicapped, broken, paralyzed, impaired, mangled, marred, halt, lame, incapacitated, maimed, game, enfeebled, hamstrung, gimp, bedridden, defective

Origin of housebound

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

housebound

adjective

unable to leave one's house because of illness, injury, etc
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Medicine definitions for housebound

housebound

[hous′bound′]

adj.

Confined to one's home, as by illness.
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