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cowskin

noun

Etymology

From cow + skin.

  1. derived from *sken-✻ — “to split off”
  2. derived from *skinþą✻
  3. derived from skinn — “animal hide”
  4. inherited from scinn
  5. inherited from skyn
  6. compounded as cowskin — “cow + skin”

Definitions

  1. Leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.

  2. A whip made of that material.

    • Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster. He always went armed with a cowskin and a heavy cudgel.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA