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rock-bound

[rok-bound] / ˈrɒkˌbaʊnd /


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It might also be the reaction product of water, rock-bound minerals, and ultraviolet radiation.

From The Verge • Dec. 17, 2014

And even the dwindling Mesabi still has immense supplies of low-grade, rock-bound ore called taconite.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though the rock-bound Missouri Synod stands aloof from all mergers, it has felt the shocks of change.

From Time Magazine Archive

Senator Butler echoes "Coolidge and Prosperity," and sounds pleasant to wealthy manufacturers, to rock-bound farmers, to red-brick- and-green-shutter folk from the Berkshire Hills to Cape Cod.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peter had taken a short cut up the steep rock-bound side of the hill.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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