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rawhide

[raw-hahyd]

raw·hide

[raw-hahyd] noun, verb, -hid·ed, -hid·ing.
noun
1.
untanned skin of cattle or other animals.
2.
a rope or whip made of rawhide.
verb (used with object)
3.
to whip with a rawhide.

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Origin:
1650–60; raw + hide2
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rawhide (ˈrɔːˌhaɪd)
 
n
1.  untanned hide
2.  a whip or rope made of strips cut from such a hide

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