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cowskins

cowskins is the plural of cowskin.

Meaning of cowskin

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

Questions about cowskins

What is cowskins the plural of?
Cowskins is the plural of cowskin.

Words near cowskins in the dictionary

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

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