单词 | iron-bind |
释义 | † iron-bindv. Obsolete. transitive. To bind or confine with iron; to shackle. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > bind, fetter, or shackle [verb (transitive)] > specific with iron iron1577 iron-bind1631 1631 Orders & Articles 7 May in L. Foxe North-west Fox (1635) sig. Ccv Here wee found some store of Hogsheads, and Pipestanes, which had beene yron bound. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xvii. 78 Why don't you Iron-bind him? 1782 J. Trumbull M'Fingal iii. 52 The blacksmith comes with sledge and grate To iron-bind the wheels of state. 1846 J. Mather Ships & Railways 40 If a monstrous gigantic monopoly is to be permitted to iron-bind the land. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1631 |
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