cowskin

As nouns the difference between cowhide and cowskin

is that cowhide is (countable) a hide of a cow while cowskin is leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.

As a verb cowhide

is to flog with a cowhide.

As nouns the difference between cowskin and beef

is that cowskin is leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal while beef is the meat from a cow, bull or other bovines.

As a verb beef is

to complain.

As an adjective beef is

being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.

As nouns the difference between cowskin and cudgel

is that cowskin is leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal while cudgel is a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

As a verb cudgel is

to strike with a cudgel.