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treebound en · ADJ

Etymology

From tree + bound or tree + -bound.

Meanings

1. Surrounded by trees.
   • From the centre of each side of this treebound square ran avenues east, west, and south into the wide expanse of corn-land . . . 1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge:
2. Secured (bound) to a tree.
   • It was no other than the young woman who cut loose the treebound captive! 2004, Zitkala-Sa — Iktomi and the Ducks and Other Sioux Stories:
3. Moving towards (bound for) a tree.
   • Carter could nail a treebound raccoon right between the eyes. 2000, James S. Hirsch, Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter:

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