Definition of cowhide
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : the hide of a cow also : leather made from this hide
2 : a coarse whip of rawhide or braided leather
cowhide
verbcowhided; cowhiding
Definition of cowhide (Entry 2 of 2)
: to flog with a cowhide whip
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The first known use of cowhide was in the 14th century
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