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hide-bound
hide·bound
/
ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd
/
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hahyd
-bound
]
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adjective
1.
narrow and
rigid
in opinion; inflexible:
a hidebound pedant.
2.
oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative:
a hidebound philosopher.
3.
(of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the
hide
.
Origin:
1550–60;
hide
2
+
-bound
1
Related forms
hide·bound·ness,
noun
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hidebound
(ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd)
—
adj
1.
restricted by petty rules, a conservative attitude, etc
2.
(of cattle, etc) having the skin closely attached to the flesh as a result of poor feeding
3.
(of trees) having a very tight bark that impairs growth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
hidebound
1550s, from
hide
(n.1) + past tense of
bind
. Original reference is to emaciated cattle with skin sticking closely to backbones and ribs; metaphoric sense of "restricted by narrow attitudes" is first recorded c.1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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