cow-hide

cow·hide

[kou-hahyd] noun, verb, cow·hid·ed, cow·hid·ing.
noun
1.
the hide of a cow.
2.
the leather made from it.
3.
a strong, flexible whip made of rawhide or of braided leather.
4.
cowhides, Informal. a pair of boots or shoes, especially those made of cowhide.
verb (used with object)
5.
to whip with a cowhide.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1630–40; cow1 + hide2

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cowhide (ˈkaʊˌhaɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the hide of a cow
2.  the leather made from such a hide

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