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cow⋅hide

[kou-hahyd] noun, verb, -hid⋅ed, -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, esp. those made of cowhide.
–verb (used with object)
5. to whip with a cowhide.

Origin:
1630–40; cow 1 + hide 2
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cow·hide   (kou'hīd')   
n.  
    1. The hide of a cow.

    2. The leather made from this hide.

  1. 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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