rawhide — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Untanned hide.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   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.

2. A whip made from twisted untanned leather.

   Usage

   • Countable

Verb

1. To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To beat with a rawhide whip.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

   Broader terms

   hidefell