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raw·hide

 (rô′hīd′)
n.
1. The untanned hide of cattle or other animals.
2. A whip or rope made of rawhide.
tr.v. raw·hid·ed, raw·hid·ing, raw·hides
To beat with a rawhide whip.
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rawhide

(ˈrɔːˌhaɪd)
n
1. (Tanning) untanned hide
2. a whip or rope made of strips cut from such a hide
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raw•hide

(ˈrɔˌhaɪd)

n., v. -hid•ed, -hid•ing. n.
1. untanned skin of cattle or other animals.
2. a rope or whip made of rawhide.
v.t.
3. to whip with or as if with a rawhide.
[1650–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rawhide - untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
fell, hide - the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
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Translations

rawhide

[ˈrɔːhaɪd]
A. N (US) → cuero m de vaca
B. CPD → de cuero crudo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rawhide

[ˈrɔːˌhaɪd] n
a. → cuoio non conciato
b. (whip) → frusta di cuoio
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