cowhide
/ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/
cowhide noun: a hide of a cow.
Noun
cowhide (countable and uncountable, plural cowhides)
- A hide of a cow.
- Any quantity of hides of cows.
- Leather made from the hide of cows.
- A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
- “Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?”
“He worked all right. And the hands would work hard for him—mostly without the cowhide. But sometimes he didn't show much sense.”1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred
- “Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?”
Verb
cowhide (third-person singular simple present cowhides, present participle cowhiding, simple past and past participle cowhided)
- To flog with a cowhide.
cowhide meaning in Tamil
cowhide in Tamil
- மாட்டுத்தோல்
Forms of cowhide
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cowhides |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cowhides |
| present participle | cowhiding |
| past participle | cowhided |
| past | cowhided |
Origin of cowhide
From cow + hide.
Questions about cowhide
- What does cowhide mean?
- Cowhide means a hide of a cow.
- What is cowhide in Tamil?
- Cowhide in Tamil is மாட்டுத்தோல். See Cowhide meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cowhide?
- Cowhide can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cowhide?
- Cowhide is pronounced /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/ (US).
- What is the plural of cowhide?
- The plural of cowhide is cowhides.
Words near cowhide in the dictionary
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