Rawhide
['rɔːhaɪd] or ['rɔhaɪd]
Definition
(noun.) untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes.
Checked by Debbie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw) hide twisted.
Typed by Anatole
Examples
- Behind her, depending from the roof upon rawhide thongs, and stretching entirely across the cave, was a row of human skeletons. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Inside the cave, Robert Jordan sat on one of the rawhide stools in a corner by the fire listening to the woman. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Anselmo brought him a rawhide-covered stool and he sat down at the table. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typed by Billie