cowhide

noun

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cow·hide | \ ˈkau̇-ˌhīd

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

verb

cowhided; cowhiding

Definition of cowhide (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to flog with a cowhide whip

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Examples of cowhide in a Sentence

Noun a cloth made of cowhide Verb was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened

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