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May 25, 2012
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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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