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cowhide [ˈkaʊˌhaɪd] n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the hide of a cow 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the leather made from such a hide Also called cowskin ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Hearing a rustling of the branches, Little John stopped and presently caught sight of the brown cowhide cap of the Tanner moving among the bushes The minister related many a touching incident in the lives of the departed, too, which illustrated their sweet, generous natures, and the people could easily see, now, how noble and beautiful those episodes were, and remembered with grief that at the time they occurred they had seemed rank rascalities, well deserving of the cowhide. At last, he emerged with his hat very much dented and crushed down over his eyes, and began creaking and limping about the room, as if, not being much accustomed to boots, his pair of damp, wrinkled cowhide ones -- probably not made to order either --rather pinched and tormented him at the first go off of a bitter cold morning. |
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