- narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
- oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative: a hidebound philosopher.
- (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide.
- restricted by petty rules, a conservative attitude, etc
- (of cattle, etc) having the skin closely attached to the flesh as a result of poor feeding
- (of trees) having a very tight bark that impairs growth
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