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desk·bound

   [desk-bound]
adjective
1.
doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
2.
unfamiliar with actualities or practical matters outside one's own job: deskbound executives who can't grasp production problems.
3.
noncombatant: deskbound generals.
Origin:
1940–45; desk + -bound1
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Main Entry:  deskbound
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  See desk-bound
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