rawhide

noun, verb — 4 senses

rawhide

noun

UK /ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ · US /ˈɹɔhaɪd/

Etymology From raw + hide.

1

Untanned hide.

This throw was fair; the white cow came to earth again; and before it could rise Santa had made the lasso fast around a post of the corral with a swift and simple knot, and had leaped upon the cow again with the rawhide hobbles.1907, O. Henry, Hearts and Crosses:

2

A whip made from twisted untanned leather.

Derived terms: rawhider

rawhide

verb

Etymology From raw + hide.

1

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

2

To beat with a rawhide whip.

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