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i⋅ron⋅bound

   [ahy-ern-bound]
–adjective
1. bound with iron.
2. rock-bound; rugged.
3. hard; rigid; unyielding.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see iron, -bound 1
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i·ron·bound     (ī'ərn-bound')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Bound with iron.
  2. Rigid and unyielding: an ironbound moral code.
  3. Bound with rocks and cliffs: ironbound coasts.

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Ironbound

I"ron*bound`\, a. 1. Bound as with iron; rugged; as, an ironbound coast.

2. Rigid; unyielding; as, ironbound traditions.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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