English Explanatory Dictionary

homeward bounder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vessel making a return trip to its home port or home country.
  2. A person making a return trip to their home country.
  3. A roughly executed stitch used when repairing articles of clothing on a vessel nearing the end of a long voyage.
  4. A goldmine which is highly productive, making the owners rich enough to abandon mining and return to their home country.

Word forms

homeward bounder homeward bounders homeward-bounder

Etymology

* homeward + bound + -er, in reference to the common phrase homeward bound.

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