Rawhide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rawhide is a noun meaning Untanned hide.
Meaning
Untanned hide.
More Meanings
- (countable) A whip made from twisted untanned leather.
- (transitive) To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
- (transitive) To beat with a rawhide whip.
Example Sentences
This throw was fair; the white cow came to earth again; and before it could rise Santa had made the lasso fast around a post of the corral with a swift and simple knot, and had leaped upon the cow again with the rawhide hobbles.
Word Forms
- rawhides
- rawhiding
- rawhided
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thong, quirt, riata, reata, whoopee, yay.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.