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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
hidebound
    adj 1: stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded [syn:
           hidebound, traditionalist]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hidebound \Hide"bound`\, a.
   1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back
      as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an
      animal.
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   2. (Hort.) Having the bark so close and constricting that it
      impedes the growth; -- said of trees. --Bacon.
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   3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly
      conservative. --Milton. Carlyle.
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   4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] --Quarles.
      [1913 Webster]
Thesaurus Results for hidebound:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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