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hidebound
adj
    1. derog
      Reluctant to accept new ideas or opinions, especially because of a petty, stubborn or conservative outlook.
      Thesaurus: conventional, entrenched, narrow-minded, rigid, straitlaced, traditional, conservative, unprogressive; Antonym: liberal, unconventional.
    2. Said of livestock: having skin attached closely to the back and ribs due to poor feeding.
Etymology: 17c in sense 1; 16c in sense 2.



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