cow•hide
Pronunciation: (kou'hīd"), [key]
— n., v., -hid•ed, -hid•ing.
—n.
- the hide of a cow.
- the leather made from it.
- a strong, flexible whip made of rawhide or of braided leather.
- a pair of boots or shoes, esp. those made of cowhide.
—v.t.
- to whip with a cowhide.
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