rawhide

noun
/ˈɹɔːhaɪd/UK/ˈɹɔhaɪd/US

Etymology

From raw + hide.

  1. derived from *(s)kewH-
  2. derived from *(s)kewH- — “to cover, wrap, encase
  3. inherited from *huzdijaną
  4. inherited from *huʀdijan — “to conceal
  5. inherited from hȳdan
  6. inherited from hiden
  7. compounded as rawhide — “raw + hide

Definitions

  1. Untanned hide.

    • 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.
  2. A whip made from twisted untanned leather.

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

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To beat with a rawhide whip.

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Derived

rawhider

Vish — recursive loop

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