hidebound
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈhaɪd.baʊnd/
hidebound
- Bound with the hide of an animal.
- (of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
- (of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
- (of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
- (obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
- Russian: замше́лый
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