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rawhide

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈɹɔːhaɪd/
  • US: /ˈɹɔhaɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: R AO1 HH AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Untanned hide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A whip made from twisted untanned leather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To beat with a rawhide whip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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5

noun

Meaning 5

untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hide, fell

History

Etymology

From raw + hide.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: dierenhuid — untanned hide
  • Estonian: toornahk — untanned hide
  • Finnish: raakatalja — untanned hide
  • German: Rohleder — untanned hide
  • German: Rohhaut — untanned hide
  • Icelandic: hráskinn — untanned hide
  • Italian: cuoio greggio — untanned hide
  • Latin: tergīnum — untanned hide
  • Norwegian: råskinn — untanned hide
  • Polish: niewyprawiona skóra — untanned hide
  • Swedish: råskinn — untanned hide
  • Czech: karabáč — type of whip