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rawhide

noun

  1. untanned hide or animal skin
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ / /ˈɹɔhaɪd/

noun

Etymology: From raw + hide.

  1. 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.

  2. A whip made from twisted untanned leather.

verb

Etymology: From raw + hide.

  1. To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
  2. To beat with a rawhide whip.