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cropbound

adj

Etymology

From crop + 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 cropbound — “crop + bound”

Definitions

  1. Having the crop (pouch-like part of the alimentary tract) clogged up, as by overfeeding.

    • Chickens cannot digest coarse or dry grass, and it is likely to cause them to become cropbound.

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