horsehide

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Recent Examples of horsehide Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops. Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024 According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024 In lieu of the shell horsehide utilized at that time, the anniversary edition is crafted from a Horween Chromexcel leather in a ruddy hue resembling equine skins. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023 So during this weird, forlorn season, there seemed to be no chance of me seeing the Phils pound the old horsehide. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2020 Judge stepped forward, unleashed his murderous swing and sent a horsehide comet soaring to left field. David Waldstein, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022 Yet the integrity of the game continues to be threatened by a spheroid that costs about $9 and could be affected by even the simple act of a mosquito buzzing around the horsehide of a cow. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019 Fashion is retrofitted: Chevette, a bike messenger, wears a vintage horsehide motorcycle jacket with bar codes affixed to its lapels. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019 From the 2018 Official Baseball Rules: The ball shall be a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two strips of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, 29 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horsehide
Noun
  • Not just for pigskin enthusiasts, the backyard is a sports lover’s paradise and also includes a putting green, basketball hoop, and soccer goal.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Young picked up the loose pigskin and scored what was eventually the game-winning touchdown.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This officer wore a large-brimmed hat and a deerskin coat.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 June 2025
  • Part Cherokee, her period garb of choice is a deerskin American Indian maiden’s dress.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Creole chickens weave between our legs, a chunky pig snuffles across the dirt floor, and a dusty ginger cat snoozes on a goatskin chair.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The town sits at about 2,100 feet (640 meters) above sea level, includes some 2,500 residents and is known for an annual carnival on January 17th, when men dress in dark masks and elaborate black sheepskin coats fastened to dozens of clanking cowbells (intended to ward off evil).
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Local sheepskins cover the chairs, the ceramics are made down the road, and much of the furniture was made onsite.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The accessory is wonderful unadorned and thus serves as a blank canvas that showcases color wonderfully on the nappa calfskin body.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The black clutch featuring Schiaparelli’s signature brass keyhole detail is made from laminated calfskin with a lambskin lining.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The five most faked materials were found to be Prada nylon (21.3 percent), Louis Vuitton leather or special collection material (9.9 percent), Louis Vuitton monogram canvas (8.1 percent), Gucci leather or special collection material (7 percent) and Chanel calfskin or lambskin leather (6.7 percent).
    Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 11 June 2025
  • Ankle boots hug the leg made in supple lambskin, while loafers are sculpted with slender lines and delicate piping.
    Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Chef Phillip Frankland Lee’s bites will include tastes like Roasted Bone Marrow nigiri finished with soy, sea salt, and freshly grated wasabi on sharkskin – for a night that is sure to not only be delicious but full of creativity and excitement.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Knoll and Jean-Michel Frank chairs are covered in a woven tweed; a desk, lavishly covered in his signature shagreen — or sanded sharkskin — punctuates the main room.
    Rose Apodaca Jones, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • 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

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“Horsehide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horsehide. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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