as in to leather
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened
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Recent Examples of cowhide
Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Inside, welcoming guest rooms come with a petite balcony or rustic cowhide rugs.
—Noelle Salmi, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 June 2023
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Verb
By the early 1600s, players were using balls of cowhide stuffed with goose feathers.
—Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
Inside, welcoming guest rooms come with a petite balcony or rustic cowhide rugs.
—Noelle Salmi, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025
Noun
These sneakers feature white pebble leather, faux pony hair, and cowhide detachable straps.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 June 2023
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Verb
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Heeled, bubbled, square-toed, strapped or leathered out with metal accents like Longoria’s, the shape is proving its range.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lucy Bronze’s icon status was reaffirmed throughout England’s 2025 European Championship-winning campaign — from strapping up her own leg in extra time to her absolutely leathering home a penalty in the quarter-final shootout win against Sweden.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Pictures of Piper the dog, who last year went through an awful health scare after having a rawhide treat.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Chinese laborers, rare for that time, made rawhide bags on site to take the limestone and dump it into iron buckets on an aerial tramway, according to Meniketti’s report.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes arrived in luxury street wear, a $4,600 Dior calfskin leather backpack slung over one shoulder.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Over the past couple of years, the actress has been spotted multiple times wearing the Celine Tippi Slides, a three-strap design in luxe calfskin leather with gold metal studs and ring details.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Extraterrestrial Easter Eggs and Fun Facts – Uncover the references and characters from some of your favorite Pixar films hidden throughout Elio, along with other fun facts.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The garden is located in a large area in the middle of the hotel's main gardens, but still hidden.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Off the back, a three-season sunroom — painted in calming hues, strung with lights, and furnished with repurposed rattan, offers the perfect perch to watch the fire pit glow as night falls.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
18 July 2025
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The chairs combine an aluminum frame with gorgeous, crisscrossing rattan.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
16 July 2025
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The buttery-soft sheepskin leather bag is featherlight and can be worn three different ways: by a shorter top handle, over the shoulder, and as a crossbody.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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The film has environmental goals, and aside from using sustainable materials where possible, any fur was made from sheepskin.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 June 2025
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The girl was allegedly burned with hot water, beaten and whipped, according to the outlets, citing probable cause documents from local police.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And that’s even before his lighthouse keeper character whips out a delightfully goofy Scottish accent or a series of minimal but masterful props.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
5 Aug. 2025
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This airy gel-cream is built on a base of birch tree sap, which hydrates, brightens, and strengthens skin.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2025
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The structural framework was mostly maple, birch, mahogany or gum wood panels.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
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“Cowhide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowhide. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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