Hide-bound

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hidebound. alt-of, alternative

    "O, I know he's a good fellow--you needn't frown--an excellent fellow, and I always mean to see more of him; but a hide-bound pedant for all that; an ignorant, blatant pedant."

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"O, I know he's a good fellow--you needn't frown--an excellent fellow, and I always mean to see more of him; but a hide-bound pedant for all that; an ignorant, blatant pedant."

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