cowhide
cowhide · cowhides
A hide of a cowA hide of a cow.
US/ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A hide of a cow.
the hide of a cow
(uncountable)Any quantity of hides of cows.
(uncountable)Leather made from the hide of cows.
leather made from the hide of a cow
(countable, uncountable)A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From cow + hide.From cow + hide.
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Forms
plural: cowhidesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- leather made from the hide of a cow:cowskin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable