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strikebound

[ strahyk-bound ]

adjective

  1. closed by a strike:

    a strikebound factory.

strikebound

/ ˈٰɪˌʊԻ /

adjective

  1. (of a factory, etc) closed or made inoperative by a strike
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strikebound1

First recorded in 1940–45; strike + -bound 1
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Example Sentences

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Homeless people hawked the strikebound paper as management struggled to keep it on the streets.

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