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hidebound

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hide⋅bound

  [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:
hideboundness, noun
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hide·bound   (hīd'bound')   
adj.  

  1. Stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible.

  2. Having abnormally dry, stiff skin that adheres closely to the underlying flesh. Used of domestic animals such as cattle.

  3. Having the bark so contracted and unyielding as to hinder growth. Used of trees.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

hidebound 
1559, from hide (n.1) + past tense of bind. Original ref. is to emaciated cattle with skin sticking closely to backbones and ribs; metaphoric sense of "restricted by narrow attitudes" is first recorded 1603.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hide·bound
Pronunciation: 'hId-"baund
Function: adjective
1 : having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to theunderlying flesh —used of domestic animals
2 : having scleroderma —used of human beings
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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