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bounden
/ˈbaʊnd(ə)n/
verb
To tie; to confine by any ligature.
To cohere or stick together in a mass.
"Just to make the cheese more binding"
To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
"I wish I knew why the sewing machine binds up after I use it for a while."
adjective
Now chiefly in the term bounden duty: made obligatory; binding.
Bound.
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