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cowskin

cowskin noun: leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.

Noun

cowskin (countable and uncountable, plural cowskins)

  1. Leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.
  2. A whip made of that material.
    • Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster. He always went armed with a cowskin and a heavy cudgel.1846 [1845], Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, page 5

Forms of cowskin

pluralcowskins

Origin of cowskin

From cow + skin.

Questions about cowskin

What does cowskin mean?
Cowskin means leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.
What part of speech is cowskin?
Cowskin is a noun.
What is the plural of cowskin?
The plural of cowskin is cowskins.

Words near cowskin in the dictionary

  1. cowshed
  2. cowsheds
  3. cowshit
  4. cowshot
  5. cowshots
  6. cowskin
  7. cowskins
  8. cowslip
  9. cowslip tea
  10. cowslip teas
  11. cowslippe

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