rawhide

[ raw-hahyd ]

noun

1. untanned skin of cattle or other animals.
2. a rope or whip made of rawhide.

verb (used with object)

, raw·hid·ed, raw·hid·ing.

1. to whip with a rawhide.

rawhide

/ ˈrɔːˌhaɪd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rawhide¹

First recorded in 1650–60; raw + hide ²

Example Sentences

If you, like me, watch any movie involving dogs with your stomach muscles clenched as tight as a rawhide knot, you should know that there are several tense moments in Dog, times when you’re certain something bad is going to happen.

From Time

The dog suddenly darted from the cabin and streaked after Dicks, a piece of rawhide trailing from his neck.

From Project Gutenberg

Lost Sister had fashioned a rude litter out of rawhide and two saplings, slack between the poles so the girl could not roll out.

From Project Gutenberg

For the lash or rawhide (scutica or lrum) was often used a sort of cat-o'-nine-tails, made of cords or thongs of leather.

From Project Gutenberg

No doubt you would give free play to the strap and the rawhide and other implements of the slave-driver.

From Project Gutenberg

“I do not know that,” replied Doña Jocasta thoughtfully, and she sank into a rawhide chair in the shade of a pillar.

From Project Gutenberg

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