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Cowhide

//ˈkaʊˌhaɪd// noun, verb

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cow + hide.

Etymology 2

From cow + hide.

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