rawhide
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1raw·hide

noun \ˈr-ˌhīd\

Definition of RAWHIDE

1
: a whip of untanned hide
2
: untanned cattle skin

First Known Use of RAWHIDE

1829

2rawhide

transitive verb
raw·hid·edraw·hid·ing

Definition of RAWHIDE

1
: to whip or drive with or as if with a rawhide
2
: chastise 2

Examples of RAWHIDE

  1. <a strict disciplinarian, the rancher would rawhide his disobedient sons until they were black and blue>

First Known Use of RAWHIDE

1858

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