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cowhides

[kou-hahyd]

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, especially those made of cowhide.
verb (used with object)
5.
to whip with a cowhide.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1630–40; cow1 + hide2
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