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What does ironbound mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ironbound? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (sometimes figuratively) Bound with, or as if with, iron.
  2. Rugged.
  3. rigid; unyielding
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Beyond it an ironbound coast runs down four hundred miles southeast to Cape Horn.
Three days ago, two shipwrecks took place upon our ironbound coast.
Cleverness broke upon him like shipping on an ironbound coast.
Ahmad smiled at Daoud and gestured again at the ironbound door.
Thrice he smote that strong, ironbound box, and at the third blow it burst open and a great heap of gold came rolling forth, gleaming red in the light of the torches.
If the rule is ironbound, it's easier to follow, and so more writers than not expect, or at least hope, that there's a rule for every occasion.

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