rawhide

American  

[raw-hahyd] / ˈrɔˌhaɪd /

noun

1. untanned skin of cattle or other animals.

2. a rope or whip made of rawhide.

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verb (used with object)

rawhided, rawhiding

1. to whip with a rawhide.

rawhide British  

/ ˈrɔːˌhaɪd /

noun

1. untanned hide

2. a whip or rope made of strips cut from such a hide

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Etymology

Origin of rawhide

First recorded in 1650–60; raw + hide ²

Example Sentences

Metal ring bits adopted from the Spanish caused distinctive fractures in an animal’s teeth and palate; rawhide bridles developed by Native people wore telltale grooves in the lower jaw.

From Science Magazine

Materials here include repurposed leather, fur, silk, rawhide, shells and snakeskin.

From New York Times

Or if the buckskin has been washed for five days in a row, it turns into rawhide.

From Salon

There is also a chief’s coat from the Athabascan people with floral beaded designs, rawhide fringe and red felt ties from the 1950s.

From New York Times

It’s clear from the jump that Phil was in love with him: the butchest cowboy who ever roamed the range, the man who taught him to braid rawhide.

From Los Angeles Times

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