Cowhide

//ˈkaʊˌhaɪd// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hide of a cow. countable
  2. 2
    a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow wordnet
  3. 3
    Any quantity of hides of cows. uncountable
  4. 4
    the hide of a cow wordnet
  5. 5
    Leather made from the hide of cows. uncountable
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  1. 6
    leather made from the hide of a cow wordnet
  2. 7
    A coarse whip made of untanned leather. countable, uncountable

    "“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
  1. 1
    To flog with a cowhide. transitive
  2. 2
    flog with a cowhide wordnet

Synonyms

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bastebeatbelaborbeltblacksnakebuckskin

Example

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"“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.”"

Etymology

From cow + hide.

Related phrases

animal fleshanimal skinbovine skincattle skincow skingrows cows

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