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     9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two
        bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic
        formul[ae] by a short line or dash. See Diagram of
        Benzene nucleus, and Valence.
  
     Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration.
  
     Bond crediter (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a
        bond. --Blackstone.
  
     Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of
        a bond. --Burrows.
  
     Bond (or lap) of a slate, the distance between the top
        of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate
        above, i. e., the space which is covered with three
        thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the
        under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate.
  
     Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen
        it longitudinally.
  
     Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.