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• hidebound — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ constrained by tradition or convention; narrow minded. ORIGIN originally referring to malnourished cattle, later to emaciated human beings, hence the sense «narrow in outlook»: from HIDE(Cf. ↑hider) + BOUND(Cf. ↑bound) …   English terms dictionary

• hidebound — adjective constrained by tradition or convention; narrow minded. Origin C16 (orig. referring to malnourished cattle, later extended to emaciated human beings, hence the sense narrow in outlook ): from hide2 + bound4 …   English new terms dictionary

• hidebound — adj. 1 a narrow minded; bigoted. b (of the law, rules, etc.) constricted by tradition. 2 (of cattle) with the skin clinging close as a result of bad feeding. Etymology: HIDE(2) + BOUND(4) …   Useful english dictionary

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