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cowskin

American  
[kou-skin] / ˈkaʊˌskɪn /

noun

  1. the skin of a cow.

  2. the leather made from it.


cowskin British  
/ ˈkaʊˌskɪn /

noun

  1. another word for cowhide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cowskin

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; cow 1 + skin

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Gaucho-inspired touches like cowskin rugs and old-fashioned wooden wardrobes are complemented by a small pool and chic public spaces.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2020

Wood floors are covered with chic cowskin rugs and a wood-framed bed is piled with sheepskins, a thick duvet and down pillows.

From Time Magazine Archive

The other half of Paradiso's artwork was a mucca finta, a fake cow, a four-wheeled chassis draped in a cowskin.

From Time Magazine Archive

He went to the old women's lodge, and wrapped a strip of cowskin about his head, and commenced to groan, as if he was very sick.

From Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People by Grinnell, George Bird

Moccasins for winter use were made of buffalo robe, and of tanned buffalo cowskin for summer wear.

From Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People by Grinnell, George Bird

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