Read full poem →And the strange loves that suck the breasts of Hate
Till lips and teeth bite in their sharp indenture,
Followed like beasts with flap of wings and fins.
Dictionary Entry
A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
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Common Phrases
. indenturemade indentureact indenturesystem indenturetrustee indentureindenture trustindenture saidindenture bond
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Poetry examples for “indenture”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Of hearts the union: and those not by chance
Made, or indenture, or leased out to advance
The profits for a time.
Read full poem →Of hearts the union, and those not by chance
Made, or indenture, or leas'd out t' advance
The profits for a time.
Read full poem →Capt. Cary sold his indenture to a farmer near Norwich,
Conn , 1732.