cowhide

[ kou-hahyd ]

/ ˈkaʊˌhaɪd /

the hide of a cow.

the leather made from it.

a strong, flexible whip made of rawhide or of braided leather.

cowhides, Informal. a pair of boots or shoes, especially those made of cowhide.

to whip with a cowhide.

Origin of cowhide

First recorded in 1630–40; cow¹ + hide²

cowgirl, cowhage, cowhand, cowherb, cowherd, cowhide, cowichan sweater, cowinner, cowitch, cowk, cowl

He was even now ashamed of the girl in cowhide boots and torn, thin skirt.

Tess of the Storm Country |Grace Miller White
Regarding material for filling, for ordinary use, there is nothing equal to cowhide, a fairly heavy skin.

Woodcraft |E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps
He was no romantic sight with his red flannel shirt, fishy trowsers, cowhide boots, and hands pickled in brine.

Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 |Various
Richard Grant still felt the cowhide of his enemy tingling upon his legs, and still felt its iron piercing his soul.

In School and Out |Oliver Optic

Under this were fastened with cowhide thongs the points of his old leathern hose, also strained now almost to bursting.

The Deserter, and Other Stories |Harold Frederic

cowhide

/ (ˈkaʊˌhaɪd) /

the hide of a cow

the leather made from such a hide

Also called: cowskin