hidebound

Definition

Bound with the hide of an animal.

Etymology

From hide (“animal skin”, noun) + bound (“tied”, adjective).

Example Sentences

• "Open the box in which his large hidebound book is kept. The faint smell of manure, over 150 years old, still rises from thick yellowing pages, and you begin to live his life."
• "But no matter where their place of residence, they were always accompanied by the hidebound chest that held the family papers."
• "Some of the horses were looking hidebound, and I promised the sergeant that I'd buy a couple of hundredweight of linseed for them when I went on leave. Linseed was a cosy idea; it reminded me of peacetime conditions."