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cowhide.

A hide of a cow.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/US
  1. A hide of a cow.

    countable
  2. Any quantity of hides of cows.

    uncountable
  3. Leather made from the hide of cows.

    uncountable
  4. A coarse whip made of untanned leather.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From cow + hide.

verb/ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/US
  1. To flog with a cowhide.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From cow + hide.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.