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i⋅ron⋅bound

  [ahy-ern-bound]
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–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')   
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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