brassbound: Meaning and Definition of

brass•bound

Pronunciation: (bras'bound', bräs'-), [key]
— adj.
  1. having a frame or reinforcements strengthened or made rigid by brass, bronze, etc., as a trunk or chest.
  2. rigid; inflexible: brassbound regulations.
  3. impudent; brazen: brassbound presumption.
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