What does "hidebound" mean?
Hidebound: (Hort.) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. Milton. Carlyle.
- 3.Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] Quarles.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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