rawhide

English

Etymology

raw +‎ hide

Noun

rawhide (countable and uncountable; plural rawhides)

1. Untanned hide.
   • 1907, O. Henry, "Hearts and Crosses":

     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.

Translations

untanned hide

• Estonian: toornahk (et)
• Icelandic: hráskinn (is)

• Norwegian: råskinn (no)
• Swedish: råskinn (sv)

Verb

rawhide (third-person singular simple present rawhides, present participle rawhiding, simple past and past participle rawhided)

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