cowhide
verb
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L331286 on Wikidata ↗noun
- type of leather
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/
noun
Etymology: From cow + hide.
- A hide of a cow.
- Any quantity of hides of cows.
- Leather made from the hide of cows.
- A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
““Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?” “He worked all right. And the hands would work hard for him—mostly without the cowhide. But sometimes he didn't show much sense.””
verb
Etymology: From cow + hide.
- To flog with a cowhide.