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Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.

(obsolete) Pure, unalloyed.

(obsolete) Nothing less than; complete, downright.

Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.

(obsolete) To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.

(obsolete) To set divisions and bounds.

(cartography) To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.

(dialectal or literary) A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth.

A Maori war-club.