rawhide

ˈrɔˌhaɪd

Definition

Definition of rawhide - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

materialuntanned animal skin used for making items

The craftsman used rawhide to make the drum.

animal skin

toolswhip made from untanned leather

He cracked the rawhide to get the cattle moving.

lash

scourge

whip

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untanned animal skin used for making items
whip made from untanned leather

Expressions with rawhide

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rawhide hammer

hammer with a rawhide head for gentle impact

He used a rawhide hammer to shape the metal without scratches.

Origin of rawhide

English, raw (uncooked) + hide (skin)

Terms with rawhide included in their meaning

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parfleche

culture

rawhide container used by Native Americans

parfleche

material

stiff leather made from rawhide

quirt

cattle herding

rawhide whip with two buffalo hide thongs

rawhide hammer

tool

hammer with a rawhide head for gentle impact

Examples of rawhide in a sentence

Rawhide was stretched to create a sturdy rope.
The cowboy expertly handled the rawhide during the show.
Rawhide whips are often used in traditional ceremonies.

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French:cuir brut, fouet en cuir brut, ...
German:Rohhaut, Rohlederpeitsche, ...
Italian:pelle grezza, frusta di cuoio, ...
Spanish:cuero crudo, látigo, ...
Portuguese:couro cru, chicote de couro cru, ...
Chinese:生皮, 生皮鞭, ...
Japanese:生皮, 生皮の鞭, ...
Arabic:جلد خام, سوط الجلد الخام, ...
Hebrew:עוֹר גּוֹלְמִי, שׁוֹט עוֹר גּוּלְמִי, ...
Russian:сыромятная кожа, кнут, ...
Ukrainian:невичинена шкіра, сиром'ятний батіг, ...
Hindi:कच्ची खाल, रॉहाइड, ...
Bengali:কাঁচা চামড়া, কাঁচা চামড়ার চাবুক, ...
Catalan:pell crua, fuet de cuir cru, ...
Czech:surová kůže, karabáč, ...
Danish:råhud, læderpisk, ...
Dutch:rauwe huid, zweep, ...
Greek:άψητο δέρμα, μαστίγιο, ...
Hungarian:nyersbőr, ostor, ...
Khmer:ស្បែកសត្វមិនទាន់តាន់, រំពាត់ស្បែកឆៅ, ...
Korean:생가죽, 생가죽 채찍, ...
Persian:چرم خام, شلاق چرمی, ...
Polish:surowa skóra, bicz, ...
Portuguese (BR):couro cru, chicote de couro cru, ...
Romanian:piele crudă, bici de piele crudă, ...
Swedish:råhud, läderpiska, ...
Thai:หนังดิบ, แส้หนังดิบ, ...
Turkish:ham deri, kırbaç, ...
Vietnamese:da sống, roi da, ...

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