ironbound
/ahy-ern-bound/US // ˈaɪ ərnˈbaʊnd //UK // (ˈaɪənˌbaʊnd) //
铁打的营盘流水的兵,铁打的,铁打的人
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : bound with iron.
- : rock-bound; rugged.
- : hard; rigid; unyielding.
Examples
A word dropped that I was returning there would bring me, by ironbound custom, an invitation to travel in their company.
An angry roar went up to Heaven, followed by a hail of blows upon the stout, ironbound oak, and an imperious call to open.
Three days ago, two shipwrecks took place upon our ironbound coast.
There, in front of the ironbound box, knelt Pomponio, busily at work on the stout padlock that guarded the treasures within.
On the far side of the house I found him pressed close against the old ironbound oak door of the chapel.
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