rawhide

American  

[raw-hahyd] / ˈrɔˌhaɪd /

noun

1. untanned skin of cattle or other animals.

2. a rope or whip made of rawhide.

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verb (used with object)

rawhided, rawhiding

1. to whip with a rawhide.

rawhide British  

/ ˈrɔːˌhaɪd /

noun

1. untanned hide

2. a whip or rope made of strips cut from such a hide

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Etymology

Origin of rawhide

First recorded in 1650–60; raw + hide ²

Example Sentences

After a final round of soaking and drying, he had a reasonable skin of rawhide for rope and fishing-lines.

From Literature

However, during the FBI tests in 2022 at the agency’s lab in Quantico, Va., forensic analysts used a rawhide mallet to strike the gun so hard that components of the gun fractured.

From Los Angeles Times

The FBI analyst said Monday that he performed a rigorous set of tests, including striking Baldwin’s prop gun several times with a “rawhide mallet.”

From Los Angeles Times

In his early years on the court, Justice Thomas disclosed about 20 private plane flights and an assortment of other gifts, including cigars, a Daytona 500 jacket, a silver buckle and a rawhide coat.

From New York Times

Metal ring bits adopted from the Spanish caused distinctive fractures in an animal’s teeth and palate; rawhide bridles developed by Native people wore telltale grooves in the lower jaw.

From Science Magazine

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