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cowhide

cow·hide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kou-hahyd]
    • /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/
    • /ˈkaʊ.haɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kou-hahyd]
    • /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/

Definitions of cowhide word

  • uncountable noun cowhide Cowhide is leather made from the skin of a cow. 3
  • noun cowhide the hide of a cow 3
  • noun cowhide the leather made from such a hide 3
  • noun cowhide leather made from it 3
  • noun cowhide a whip made of rawhide or braided leather 3
  • verb transitive cowhide to flog with a cowhide 3

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Origin of cowhide

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; cow1 + hide2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cowhide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cowhide popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cowhide usage trend in Literature

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