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cowhide

[ kou-hahyd ]

noun

  1. the hide of a cow.
  2. the leather made from it.
  3. a strong, flexible whip made of rawhide or of braided leather.
  4. cowhides, Informal. a pair of boots or shoes, especially those made of cowhide.


verb (used with object)

, cow·hid·ed, cow·hid·ing.
  1. to whip with a cowhide.

cowhide

/ ˈkaʊˌhaɪd /

noun

  1. the hide of a cow
  2. the leather made from such a hide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cowhide1

First recorded in 1630–40; cow 1 + hide 2
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Example Sentences

For a few steps, I kept even with a group of three bulls, close enough to touch cowhide.

Both men got into their cowhide overcoats and pulled their caps well down over their ears.

Then, pulling on his thick cowhide “larrigans,” coat and woollen mittens, he went out to fodder the cattle.

With unerring aim it caught the toe of her heavy cowhide shoe, and fixed its teeth in the tough leather.

Orde in a shooting coat, riding breeches, brown cowhide boots with spurs, and a battered flax helmet.

After a few minutes he returned with a large cowhide, and stood before the girl, without saying a word.

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