as in to leather
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the desperados rawhided their horses in a futile attempt to outride the posse pursuing them
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Recent Examples of rawhide
Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2021
The unplugged, pastoral side to baseball, with its hickory bats, Kentucky bluegrass, rawhide, and western Pennsylvania dirt, isn’t going away.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2021
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Also in that particular drawer: dog biscuits, rawhide chews — and the pristine bunny.
—Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2021
The unplugged, pastoral side to baseball, with its hickory bats, Kentucky bluegrass, rawhide, and western Pennsylvania dirt, isn’t going away.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2021
Noun
However, during the FBI tests in 2022 at the agency’s lab in Quantico, Va., forensic analysts used a rawhide mallet to strike the gun so hard that components of the gun fractured.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rawhide
Verb
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Underneath her coat, Witherspoon wore an ankle-length black skirt and leather round-toe boots.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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Compare with the Met’s full-size cast, from 1985, and these miniatures cleave the collective anguish into distinct emotions — one figure seems mid-dance, one bored, another ecstatic — in a range of patinas, from dark chocolate to leather.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Puddles offer splash landing-pads to any child in flight; display their dreams through windows into the world above: limbs and last leaves of sumac and hickory, a passing black-capped chickadee, and – down in the far blue – a blouse of cloud.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
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Autumn is my favorite season in Cuyahoga Valley, as the oaks, hickories, and maples explode with fall colors.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Each level is also absolutely crawling with secret collectibles hidden in various nooks and crannies, which often tease you with a glimpse through a hole in some impassable wall or rock formation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The boy hides aloft in the Sycamore Gap tree's branches.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The collection is known for embracing motorcycle culture and Western fashion, featuring fringe skirts, cowhide power suits and leather chaps.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The new Longchamp furniture pieces are original designs by Renart done in his signature gravity-defying style: a banquette Wave Cuir (Wave leather bench) and a set of eight Chaise Ruban (Ruban chairs), both crafted from American walnut and upholstered in cowhide leather.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Appropriately, those flags whipped atop the Hall of Fame building on a particularly windy Friday, hours before a 40-year ceremony for the 1985 team and a day prior to a 10-year reunion for the 2015 team.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Made with 92 percent natural ingredients, the gentle, sulfate-free shampoo is whipped with tea tree and peppermint oils, which help create a healthy pH balance on the scalp and smell like a spa.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
17 May 2025
Noun
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As for the spruce and birch forest model, several animals, such as the black bear, the moose and the snowshoe hare, call it home.—
Shivani Vora,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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This traverse, thick with maples and birches, is famous for its numerous moose sightings.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The addition of a spectacular 215,000-square-foot landscaped garden, complete with tanning decks for sunbathing, plush cabanas and a massive infinity pool, could be the one thing that keeps people off the busy Croisette Boulevard.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Listen to this article 4 min Heidi Klum (Getty Images) Heidi Klum posted a cheeky Instagram reel of herself tanning topless poolside on a lounge chair, wearing nothing but a pair of black bikini bottoms.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Jenner stunned in a black Schiaparelli dress with thin straps and black thread embroidery.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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The 2-in-1 Tote Bag keeps your chaos chic with a snap strap for your laptop, zip pockets for the tiny stuff (pacifiers or lip balm, anyone?), and twin open slots for easy phone grabs mid-diaper change.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Rawhide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawhide. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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