Phrase guide
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noun
A vessel making a return trip to its home port or home country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person making a return trip to their home country.
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noun
A roughly executed stitch used when repairing articles of clothing on a vessel nearing the end of a long voyage.
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noun
A goldmine which is highly productive, making the owners rich enough to abandon mining and return to their home country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, obsolete
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History
* homeward + bound + -er, in reference to the common phrase homeward bound.
