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rawhider

rawhider noun: an itinerant cowboy.

Noun

rawhider (plural rawhiders)

  1. (US, historical) An itinerant cowboy.

Forms of rawhider

pluralrawhiders

Origin of rawhider

From rawhide + -er, from their use of the material.

Questions about rawhider

What does rawhider mean?
Rawhider means an itinerant cowboy.
What part of speech is rawhider?
Rawhider is a noun.
What is the plural of rawhider?
The plural of rawhider is rawhiders.

Words near rawhider in the dictionary

  1. Rawes
  2. rawest
  3. rawhead and bloodybones
  4. rawhide
  5. rawhided
  6. rawhider
  7. rawhiders
  8. rawhides
  9. rawhiding
  10. rawing
  11. rawinsonde

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