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calfhide

calfhide noun: the hide of a calf.

Noun

calfhide (plural calfhides)

  1. (countable) The hide of a calf.
    • Among them was a calfhide. He handled it with cotton leather-palmed gloves that had been buried with the rest of his plunder.1929, Arthur H. Carhart, Stanley P. Young, The Last Stand of the Pack
    • An old calfhide was nailed to one wall and there was no glass to the windows for the frames and sash were long since burned for firewood.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, →ISBN, page 231
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of calfskin.
    • The door to the upper part, which is covered in calfhide with zinc flashing, is connected to a rack.1992, Mark Robbins, Angles of Incidence, page 36
    Synonyms:
    calfskin

Synonyms of calfhide

Forms of calfhide

pluralcalfhides

Origin of calfhide

From calf + hide.

Questions about calfhide

What does calfhide mean?
Calfhide means the hide of a calf.
What part of speech is calfhide?
Calfhide is a noun.
What is the plural of calfhide?
The plural of calfhide is calfhides.

Words near calfhide in the dictionary

  1. calfdozer
  2. calfdozers
  3. Calfee
  4. Calfees
  5. calfflesh
  6. calfhide
  7. calfhides
  8. calfhood
  9. calfish
  10. calflagin
  11. calflagins

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