cowhide

cow·hide  (kouhd)

n.

1.

a. The hide of a cow.

b. The leather made from this hide.

2. A strong heavy flexible whip, usually made of braided leather.

tr.v. cow·hid·ed, cow·hid·ing, cow·hides

To beat with a strong heavy flexible whip.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cowhide - leather made from the hide of a cow cowskin cowhide - a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
	2.	cowhide - the hide of a cow fell, hide - the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
	3.	cowhide - a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping cowhide, cowskin - leather made from the hide of a cow
Verb	1.	cowhide - flog with a cowhide flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"