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frostbound

adj

Etymology

From frost + 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 frostbound — “frost + bound”

Definitions

  1. Bound or confined by frost.

    • For several weeks—months in some cases—routine track repair work came to a standstill because of the frostbound condition of the formation, or through other circumstances which precluded relaying, drainage and other operations.

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