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rockbound

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rock·bound also rock-bound  (rkbound)
adj.
Hemmed in by or bordered with rocks: a rockbound lake.
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Adj.1.rockbound - abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; "the rock-ribbed coast of Maine"
rock-ribbed
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"


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To the north I could see the rockbound coast of Cornwall.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
It was the fashion to scoff at his claims, but I recall reading one of his works--his only one, I believe--in which he described a new continent in the south seas, a continent made up of `some strange metal' which attracted the compass; a rockbound, inhospitable coast, without beach or harbor, which extended for hundreds of miles.
The Land That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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