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Rawhide

//ˈɹɔhaɪd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes wordnet
  3. 3
    A whip made from twisted untanned leather. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly. transitive
  2. 2
    To beat with a rawhide whip. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From raw + hide.

Etymology 2

From raw + hide.

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