rawhide
noun
- untanned hide or animal skin
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ / /ˈɹɔhaɪd/
noun
Etymology: From raw + hide.
- Untanned hide.
“This throw was fair; the white cow came to earth again; and before it could rise Santa had made the lasso fast around a post of the corral with a swift and simple knot, and had leaped upon the cow again with the rawhide hobbles.”
- A whip made from twisted untanned leather.
verb
Etymology: From raw + hide.
- To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
- To beat with a rawhide whip.