hide or hair

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahyd awr hair]
- /haɪd ɔr hɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahyd awr hair]
- /haɪd ɔr hɛər/

Definitions of hide or hair words

noun hide or hair the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed. 1
noun hide or hair Informal. the skin of a human being: Get out of here or I'll tan your hide! safety or welfare: He's only worried about his own hide. 1
noun hide or hair Australia and New Zealand Informal. impertinence; impudence. 1
verb with object hide or hair Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash. 1
verb with object hide or hair to protect (a rope, as a boltrope of a sail) with a covering of leather. 1
idioms hide or hair hide nor hair, a trace or evidence, as of something missing: They didn't find hide nor hair of the murder weapon. Also, hide or hair. 1

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Origin of hide or hair

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳd; cognate with Dutch huid, Old Norse hūth, Danish, Swedish hud, Old High German hūt (German Haut), Latin cutis skin, cutis; see hide1

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Parts of speech for Hide or hair

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hide or hair popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

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