Hidebound
Hidebound , adjective
1.
Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.
2.
(Horticulture) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees. — Bacon
3.
Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative. — Milton. Carlyle
4.
Niggardly; penurious. [Obsolete] — Quarles