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cowhide

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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.

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
Noun1.cowhide - leather made from the hide of a cow
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
Verb1.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"
Translations
cowhide [ˈkaʊhaɪd] Ncuero m
cowhide [ˈkaʊhaɪd]
n (= leather) → cuir m de vache
modif [boots, bag, chair] → en cuir de vache
cowhide [ˈkaʊˌhaɪd] nvacchetta


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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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