Hidebound
Pronunciation : Hide"bound`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 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. (Hort.)
Defn: Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. Bacon.
3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. Milton. Carlyle.
4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] Quarles.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913