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Definition of Hidebound

1. Adjective. Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded.

Definition of Hidebound

1. a. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.

Definition of Hidebound

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hidebound

1. 1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; said of an animal. 2. Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; said of trees. 3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. 4. Niggardly; penurious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hidebound

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Literary usage of Hidebound

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1. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1920)
"In "hidebound" horses, the skin appears dry and shrunken on the bones. Such animals are out of condition, usually from being poorly nourished, either from a ..."

2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"... she's open unto all, She is no miserable hidebound wretch, At once she can .... hidebound ..."

3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Of hand ¡nul purse, site's open unto all, To please her Irk-nd at any time shee'l stretch ; She is no miserable hidebound wretch, And is at home, abroad, ..."

4. Reminiscences Chiefly of Oriel College and the Oxford Movement by Thomas Mozley (1882)
"But the college itself — the buildings as well as the men—was hidebound and shut in. It looked out on its principal approach, Oriel Lane, ..."

5. The Gentleman's Stable Directory: Or, Modern System of Farriery ... To which by William Taplin (1796)
"III. hidebound, SURFEIT, MANGE, '- - -Ii ir-[.-t • -I '\ * • '- ' • *i • -»•;-.— • AND FARCY. hidebound A IS a ..."

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