n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hy ̄ d; akin to Old High German h ū t hide, Latin cutis skin, Greek kytos hollow vessel
Date: before 12th century
1 : the skin of an animal whether raw or dressed ― used especially of large heavy skins
2 : the life or physical well-being of a person <betrayed his friend to save his own hide >
– hide or hair or hide nor hair : a vestige or trace of someone or something <a wife he hadn't seen hide or hair of in over 20 years ― H. L. Davis>