[kou-hahyd] 
noun, verb, -hid⋅ed, -hid⋅ing.| 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, esp. those made of cowhide. |
| 5. | to whip with a cowhide. |
| cow·hide (kou'hīd') n.
To beat with a strong heavy flexible whip. |
