English Explanatory Dictionary

rawhide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Untanned hide.
  2. A whip made from twisted untanned leather.
verb
  1. To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
  2. To beat with a rawhide whip.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ /ˈɹɔhaɪd/

Word forms

rawhide rawhides rawhiding rawhided

Etymology

From raw + hide.

Derived words

rawhider
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