noun
Meaning 1
A hide of a cow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Standard Lemma guide
cowhide
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noun
Meaning 2
Any quantity of hides of cows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Leather made from the hide of cows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
To flog with a cowhide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 6
a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: whip
noun
Meaning 7
the hide of a cow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hide, fell
noun
Meaning 8
leather made from the hide of a cow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cowskin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leather
verb
Meaning 9
flog with a cowhide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
History
Etymology
From cow + hide.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lehmäntalja — hide of a cow
- French: cuir de vache — hide of a cow
- Spanish: cuero vacuno — hide of a cow
- Finnish: lehmäntaljat — quantity of hides of cows
- Finnish: lehmännahka — leather