HIDEBOUND


Meaning of HIDEBOUND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhīd-ˌbau̇nd ]

adjective

Date: 1603

1. of a domestic animal : having a dry skin lacking in pliancy and adhering closely to the underlying flesh

2. : having an inflexible or ultraconservative character

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.