leather

²leather

verb

leath·eredleath·er·ing\ˈle-thə-riŋ, ˈleth-riŋ\

Definition of LEATHER

transitive verb

1

: to cover with leather

2

: to beat with a strap : thrash

Examples of LEATHER

1. <an expert rider will find almost no reason to leather a horse>

First Known Use of LEATHER

13th century

Related to LEATHER

Synonyms: birch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, flog, hide, horsewhip, lash, whip, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale

Related Words: knout, quirt, strap; cut; flick, touch up; blackjack, cane, club, cudgel, fustigate; pistol-whip; bang, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, hit, knock, lam, paste, punch, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whack; bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, bludgeon, buffet, bung, drub, fib [British], hammer, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lather, lick, mangle, maul, paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, rough, slate, slog, thresh, thump, tromp, whop (or whap), whup, work over

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