Dictionary entry

Bond (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bond (bŏnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bonded; p. pr. & vb. n.Bonding.] 1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.

2. (Arch.) To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.