cowhide

English

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A hide of a cow.
  • (uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
  • (uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
  • A coarse whip made of untanned leather.

Etymology

Compound from English cow + English hide (skin, unit of land used for tax assessment, animal skin, measure of land).

Origin

English

hide

Gloss

skin, unit of land used for tax assessment, animal skin, measure of land

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

Emoji

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