COWHIDE


Meaning of COWHIDE in English

I. -ˌhīd noun

Date: 14th century

1. : the hide of a cow ; also : leather made from this hide

2. : a coarse whip of rawhide or braided leather

II. transitive verb

( cow·hid·ed ; cow·hid·ing )

Date: 1794

: to flog with a cowhide whip

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.