In The Apple Tree

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June 24, 2019

Hidebound

Hidebound dates from the mid 16th century, when it meant malnourished cattle, then emaciated human beings.

Only later did it begin to be used figuratively to mean narrow in outlook, unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention.

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David Bennett

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An elephant run wild, drunk on rum, calls for a female without hope of being understood. What to do? It is not 1947 now.