Hidebound /(?)/

Hide·bound

Hidebound

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.
  2. Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. (Hort.)
  3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative.
  4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.]