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cowhide

verb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L331286 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. type of leather
L58680 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/

noun

Etymology: From cow + hide.

  1. A hide of a cow.
  2. Any quantity of hides of cows.
  3. Leather made from the hide of cows.
  4. 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.

  1. To flog with a cowhide.