Definition of Hidebound

1. Adjective. Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded.

Exact synonyms: Traditionalist
Similar to: Conservative

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. Adjective. (context: of a book) Bound with the hide of an animal. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of an animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth. ¹

4. Adjective. Stubborn; narrow-minded. ¹

5. Adjective. Niggardly; penurious. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hidebound

hide-and-seek
hide-bound
hide-out
hide-outs
hide and go seek
hide and seek
hide away
hide nor hair
hide one's light under a bushel
hide out
hideable
hideaway
hideaways
hidebehind
hidebehinds
hidebound (current term)
hidebound disease
hided
hidegeld
hidegild
hidel
hidel-like
hideless
hideling
hidelings
hideosities
hideosity
hideous
hideously
hideousness

Literary usage of Hidebound

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

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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