water-boundadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəbaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌbaʊnd/,

/ˈwɑdərˌbaʊnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bound adj.²

Etymology: < water n. + bound adj.²With sense 1 compare similar use of wind-bound adj. c, and also Fuller's use in quot. 1655 at sense 2a.

†1. Unable to shed tears. Obsolete. rare.Only in the writings of Thomas Fuller: see etymological note.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > not able to weep

water-bound1647

1647 T. Fuller Cause Wounded Conscience ix. 62 Though thou beest water-bound, be not wind-bound also, sigh, where thou canst not sob.

1656 T. Fuller True Penitent 10 in Coll. Serm. Commonly such people, though they are water-bound, yet will not be wind-bound too, but what they spare in teares, they spend in sighs.

a. Of a boat or its passengers: confined to or staying on the water; unable to reach the shore. Later also of a vehicle, mode of transport, etc.: that operates or is designed to be used (only) on the water; waterborne.

ΚΠ

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 117 Alfred with Pioneers divided the grand Stream of Ley into severall Rivulets; so that their Ships lay Water-bound, leaving their Mariners to shift for themselves over land.

1729 Craftsman 15 Mar. 170 He had known a large Squadron, consisting of twenty or thirty Sail of Ships, water-bound for a Year together, and prevented from making any Reprizals on an insulting Enemy.

1831 C. Petersdorff Abridgm. Cases Courts King's Bench XI. 177 The ship had frequently struck in other soft harbours without receiving any damage, but at those times she was water-bound.

1854 H. Maney Memories over Water xlix. 341 We begin our ocean domestication, and enjoy the novelties of our water-bound confinement.

1915 Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 231 Japan has rendered great service to the Allies and has given safety to waterbound traffic in the Far East.

1954 Pop. Sci. Aug. 86/1 What the famed water-bound LST landing ship did during World War II, this flying version can do, but hundreds of miles an hour faster.

2009 L. Ketchersid Software by Kilo 39 Some [restaurants] had places for boats to dock, enticing business from the water-bound tourists.

b. Confined or detained by water, esp. floodwater (cf. wind-bound adj. c, b).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > detained by bad weather

storm-stayed1491

storm-stead1513

wintered1556

wind-bound1588

weather-bound1590

water-bound1776

ice-bound1822

snowed-up1836

fog-logged1846

snowed-in1904

1776 D. Garrick Lett. 9 Aug. (1963) III. 1123 We are so Water-bound here that we cannot get from our Noble Landlord—We vex at the Weather for we want to be with You.

1823 Amer. Missionary Reg. Oct. 306/1 He has been for two days water-bound, within eight miles of our station, and entirely destitute of food and shelter.

1862 N.Y. Tribune 30 Apr. 1/3 While water-bound, it [sc. a foraging party] was attacked by guerrillas.

1941 F. Bryan in J. F. Dobie et al. Texian Stomping Grounds 3 No early settler would ever admit having lived in Arkansas; he had merely been waterbound in Arkansas for a decade or so.

1986 Texas Monthly Aug. 52/1 The waterbound city [sc. New Orleans] was being crushed by its own growth.

2012 T. L. Doyle Bayou Lagrue iii. 46 Though we could still cross Pencil's Creek, we were water-bound.

3. Of clay, gravel, etc.: having the particles or grains bound by water; esp. designating roads (typically of crushed stone or macadam) compacted by watering and rolling, without a bitumen or tar-based binder.In quot. 1710 perhaps: waterlogged.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [adjective] > hard or impervious

costive1679

water-bound1710

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having specific surface or construction

unironedc1450

unpaveda1533

corduroy1822

macadamized1823

metalled1825

unmacadamized1826

flagless1840

unmetalled1843

corduroyed1854

woolly1862

water-bound1909

hardtop1915

1710 D. Hilman Tusser Redivivus Oct. 7 Yet in some Years it [sc. the clay] is very apt to be Water-bound and Steely.

1811 J. Sowerby Brit. Mineral. IV. 63 The detached pieces adhere rather strongly..; a character which I have known brick-makers to call water-bound.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 30 Aug. 2/1 Where water is scarce..for the re-coating of a water-bound road.

1919 Glasgow Her. 24 June 4 Mr. Drummond has no hesitation in calling for the abolition of the long-established water-bound macadam.

1920 Public Wks. 23 Oct. 383/2 Water-bound roads include not only water-bound macadam, but also gravel, sand-clay and native soil.

1959 G. J. Walker Traffic & Transport in Nigeria v. 94 Tar or bitumen as a binder in place of water-bound clay or other fines appears the surest means of preventing corrugation.

1981 D. W. Stearns et al. in Mech. Behavior Crustal Rocks 219/1 Shales containing water-bound clays are much more likely to be the locations of detachment horizons.

2002 D. Rayner Traction Engines 22 In the years before 1900 water-bound roads produced by a steam roller were quite adequate for the traffic of the time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-bound
释义	water-boundadj. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəbaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌbaʊnd/, /ˈwɑdərˌbaʊnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bound adj.² Etymology: < water n. + bound adj.²With sense 1 compare similar use of wind-bound adj. c, and also Fuller's use in quot. 1655 at sense 2a. †1. Unable to shed tears. Obsolete. rare.Only in the writings of Thomas Fuller: see etymological note. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [adjective] > not able to weep water-bound1647 1647 T. Fuller Cause Wounded Conscience ix. 62 Though thou beest water-bound, be not wind-bound also, sigh, where thou canst not sob. 1656 T. Fuller True Penitent 10 in Coll. Serm. Commonly such people, though they are water-bound, yet will not be wind-bound too, but what they spare in teares, they spend in sighs. 2. a. Of a boat or its passengers: confined to or staying on the water; unable to reach the shore. Later also of a vehicle, mode of transport, etc.: that operates or is designed to be used (only) on the water; waterborne. ΚΠ 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 117 Alfred with Pioneers divided the grand Stream of Ley into severall Rivulets; so that their Ships lay Water-bound, leaving their Mariners to shift for themselves over land. 1729 Craftsman 15 Mar. 170 He had known a large Squadron, consisting of twenty or thirty Sail of Ships, water-bound for a Year together, and prevented from making any Reprizals on an insulting Enemy. 1831 C. Petersdorff Abridgm. Cases Courts King's Bench XI. 177 The ship had frequently struck in other soft harbours without receiving any damage, but at those times she was water-bound. 1854 H. Maney Memories over Water xlix. 341 We begin our ocean domestication, and enjoy the novelties of our water-bound confinement. 1915 Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 231 Japan has rendered great service to the Allies and has given safety to waterbound traffic in the Far East. 1954 Pop. Sci. Aug. 86/1 What the famed water-bound LST landing ship did during World War II, this flying version can do, but hundreds of miles an hour faster. 2009 L. Ketchersid Software by Kilo 39 Some [restaurants] had places for boats to dock, enticing business from the water-bound tourists. b. Confined or detained by water, esp. floodwater (cf. wind-bound adj. c, b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > detained by bad weather storm-stayed1491 storm-stead1513 wintered1556 wind-bound1588 weather-bound1590 water-bound1776 ice-bound1822 snowed-up1836 fog-logged1846 snowed-in1904 1776 D. Garrick Lett. 9 Aug. (1963) III. 1123 We are so Water-bound here that we cannot get from our Noble Landlord—We vex at the Weather for we want to be with You. 1823 Amer. Missionary Reg. Oct. 306/1 He has been for two days water-bound, within eight miles of our station, and entirely destitute of food and shelter. 1862 N.Y. Tribune 30 Apr. 1/3 While water-bound, it [sc. a foraging party] was attacked by guerrillas. 1941 F. Bryan in J. F. Dobie et al. Texian Stomping Grounds 3 No early settler would ever admit having lived in Arkansas; he had merely been waterbound in Arkansas for a decade or so. 1986 Texas Monthly Aug. 52/1 The waterbound city [sc. New Orleans] was being crushed by its own growth. 2012 T. L. Doyle Bayou Lagrue iii. 46 Though we could still cross Pencil's Creek, we were water-bound. 3. Of clay, gravel, etc.: having the particles or grains bound by water; esp. designating roads (typically of crushed stone or macadam) compacted by watering and rolling, without a bitumen or tar-based binder.In quot. 1710 perhaps: waterlogged. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [adjective] > hard or impervious costive1679 water-bound1710 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having specific surface or construction unironedc1450 unpaveda1533 corduroy1822 macadamized1823 metalled1825 unmacadamized1826 flagless1840 unmetalled1843 corduroyed1854 woolly1862 water-bound1909 hardtop1915 1710 D. Hilman Tusser Redivivus Oct. 7 Yet in some Years it [sc. the clay] is very apt to be Water-bound and Steely. 1811 J. Sowerby Brit. Mineral. IV. 63 The detached pieces adhere rather strongly..; a character which I have known brick-makers to call water-bound. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 30 Aug. 2/1 Where water is scarce..for the re-coating of a water-bound road. 1919 Glasgow Her. 24 June 4 Mr. Drummond has no hesitation in calling for the abolition of the long-established water-bound macadam. 1920 Public Wks. 23 Oct. 383/2 Water-bound roads include not only water-bound macadam, but also gravel, sand-clay and native soil. 1959 G. J. Walker Traffic & Transport in Nigeria v. 94 Tar or bitumen as a binder in place of water-bound clay or other fines appears the surest means of preventing corrugation. 1981 D. W. Stearns et al. in Mech. Behavior Crustal Rocks 219/1 Shales containing water-bound clays are much more likely to be the locations of detachment horizons. 2002 D. Rayner Traction Engines 22 In the years before 1900 water-bound roads produced by a steam roller were quite adequate for the traffic of the time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1647
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