cowhide
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cow·hide
(kou′hīd′)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.
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cowhide
(ˈkaʊˌhaɪd)n
Also called: cowskin1. (Tanning) the hide of a cow
2. (Tanning) the leather made from such a hide
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cow•hide
(ˈkaʊˌhaɪd)n., v. -hid•ed, -hid•ing. n.
1. the hide of a cow.
2. the leather made from it.
3. a strong whip made of rawhide or of braided leather.
v.t. 4. to whip with a cowhide.
[1630–40]
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Noun | 1. | 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 | |
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 | |
Verb | 1. | cowhide - flog with a cowhide |
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Translations
من جِلد البَقَـر
kravská kůže
kohudoksehudokselæder
tehénbõr
kÿrhúî, nautshúî
kravská koža
sığır derisi
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cowhide
[ˈkaʊˌhaɪd] n → vacchettaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cow1
(kau) noun1. the female of cattle used for giving milk. He has ten cows and a bull.
2. the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.
ˈcowboy noun in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.
ˈcowherd noun a person who looks after cows.
ˈcowhide noun, adjective (of) the skin of a cow made into leather. a bag made of cowhide; a cowhide bag.
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