rock-ribbed (adj.)

  1. abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps; the rock-ribbed coast of Maine

    [ Syn: rockbound ]

  2. tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative; rock-ribbed republican

    [ Syn: die-hard ]

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