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housebound

[ hous-bound ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd /
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adjective
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
/ (ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd) /

adjective
unable to leave one's house because of illness, injury, etc
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