Etymology

ironbound

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Today it means: Bound with iron, ironclad. Full definition →

English bound ← Middle English bownde ← Old Norse búinn
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The story

  1. Englishiron
  2. Old Norsebúinn
  3. Middle Englishbownde
  4. Englishbound
  5. English todayironbound

From iron + bound.

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