Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowhide

/ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: cowhide
IPA: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hide of a cow.

Countable

noun

Any quantity of hides of cows.

Uncountable

noun

Leather made from the hide of cows.

Uncountable

noun

A coarse whip made of untanned leather.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To flog with a cowhide.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?” “He worked all right. And the hands would work hard for him—mostly without the cowhide. But sometimes he didn't show much sense.”"

Etymology

From cow + hide.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowhides (plural) cowhides (present, singular) cowhiding (participle, present) cowhided (participle, past) cowhided (past)

Frequently Paired Words

horsehide sheepskin kidskin

Synonyms

cowskin

Questions

How do you pronounce cowhide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/.
What does cowhide mean?: A hide of a cow.
Where does cowhide come from?: From cow + hide.

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