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
I were boun to dig up t' pig an' bring him home afore t' mowdiewarps sud find him.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Frederic William Moorman
When they were dressed in their cloaths, And ready for to boun, The doors and windows was all secured, The roof-tree burning down.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Frank Sidgwick
Then Gizur and Hjallti busked their ship for Iceland, and were soon "boun".
From The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by George Webbe Dasent
Trinquam d’aquest boun bi, Let’s hear the glasses ring, Basque.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
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