Rawhide
//ˈɹɔhaɪd// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Untanned hide. countable, uncountable
"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 untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes wordnet
- 3 A whip made from twisted untanned leather. countable
Verb
- 1 To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly. transitive
- 2 To beat with a rawhide whip. transitive
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From raw + hide.
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