Boun
[bu:n]
Definition
(a.) Ready; prepared; destined; tending.
(v. t.) To make or get ready.
Edited by Abraham
Definition
v.t. (used refl.) to prepare one's self to have recourse to.—v.i. to prepare dress: to set out to go to a place—(Spens.) Bound.
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Examples
- I'll be boun' Missis'll give us an uncommon good bite, dis yer time. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I'd be glad to see it, I'll be boun', said little Jake. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I'll boun' you pulled 'em out; some o' your shines, said Aunt Chloe. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I'll boun' Mas'r's back 's up _high! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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