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horsehide

[ hawrs-hahyd ]

noun

  1. the hide of a horse.
  2. leather made from the hide of a horse.
  3. Slang. a baseball.


adjective

  1. made of horsehide.

horsehide

/ ˈhɔːsˌhaɪd /

noun

  1. the hide of a horse
  2. leather made from this hide
  3. modifier made of horsehide
“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 horsehide1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See horse, hide 2
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Example Sentences

You exile such horsehide warriors at the expense of the game, not to preserve its integrity.

Stone smashed the horsehide again, bringing every spectator up standing.

First thing always is to clean your pelt, and while you do that I'll put the Horsehide in the mud to soak off the hair.

From his sagging pocket Pete took a length of braided horsehide.

But he did not kick, for, as a matter of fact, the horsehide had clipped the plate.

I can ride anything—anything that ever was lapped in horsehide—swim like a musk-duck, and track like a Myall blackfellow.

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