- desk|bound
- desk|bound «DEHSK BOWND», adjective.1. confined to work at a desk: »
a deskbound clerk, deskbound functionaries.
2. more inclined to sit down than to be active: »a deskbound executive.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
desk|bound
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