Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
2. the hide of a cow
3. leather made from the hide of a cow

Verb

1. flog with a cowhide