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boatbound

adj

Etymology

From boat + bound.

  1. derived from bombus — “a humming or buzzing”
  2. derived from bombitō — “hum, buzz”
  3. derived from bondir — “leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”
  4. inherited from *bounden✻
  5. compounded as boatbound — “boat + bound”

Definitions

  1. Restricted to a boat, unable to leave it.

    • But she also describes being boatbound the whole time as constraining: […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA