oxhide

oxhide

A tanner carefully stretches a piece of oxhide on a wooden frame.

Definition

Noun: - The hide of an ox: "oxhide" refers to the skin or pelt of an ox, typically used as a raw material for leather production before tanning.

Usage Examples
  • (The skin of an ox used for leather.)
  • (The hide of an ox used as a material.)
Advanced Usage
  • "oxhide leather": leather produced from the hide of an ox, often noted for its thickness and strength.

    • The saddle was made of high-quality oxhide leather. (Leather from an ox's hide.)
  • "oxhide rug": a floor covering made from the untanned hide of an ox.

    • They placed an oxhide rug in front of the fireplace. (A rug made from an ox's skin.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Ox (n): a domesticated bovine animal, often used as a draft animal.

    • The farmer used an ox to pull the plough. (A bovine animal.)
  • Hide (n): the skin of an animal, especially a large one, used for leather.

    • The hide of a cow is used to make shoes. (Animal skin for leather.)
Synonyms
  • Cattle hide: the skin of a bovine animal.
  • Bovine leather: leather from an ox or cow.
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