cowhide
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Definition
Noun:
- A heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow: A type of whip constructed from strips of cow leather.
- The hide of a cow: The untanned skin and hair of a cow.
- Leather made from the hide of a cow: The tanned and processed material made from a cow's skin.
Verb:
- To flog with a cowhide: To beat or whip someone using a cowhide whip.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The rancher used a stiff cowhide to drive the cattle. (Referring to a whip)
- After the slaughter, the cowhide was sent to the tannery. (Referring to the raw hide)
- The bag was made from high-quality cowhide. (Referring to the leather material)
Verb:
- The cruel overseer would cowhide any slave who disobeyed. (Meaning to whip with a cowhide)
Advanced Usage
- "To be made of cowhide": To be constructed from cow leather.
- The antique chair was upholstered in genuine cowhide.
Variants and Related Words
- Cowhiding (gerund/noun): The act of whipping with a cowhide.
- The cowhiding he received was a brutal punishment.
Synonyms
- Noun (for leather): Cattlehide, bovine leather.
- Noun (for whip): Lash, scourge.
- Verb: Flog, lash, whip, thrash.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms specifically featuring the word "cowhide".)
Noun
- a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
- the hide of a cow
- leather made from the hide of a cow
Verb
- flog with a cowhide