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Rawhide vs Cowhide - What's the difference?

rawhide | cowhide |

In transitive terms the difference between rawhide and cowhide

is that rawhide is to clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly while cowhide is to flog with a cowhide.

rawhide

English

Noun

  • Untanned]] [[hide#Noun, hide.
  • * 1907 , :
  • 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.

    Verb

    (rawhid)
  • To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
  • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    cowhide

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) A hide of a cow.
  • (uncountable) Any quantity of hides of cows.
  • (uncountable) Leather made from the hide of cows.
  • A coarse whip made of untanned leather.
  • Coordinate terms

    * horsehide * sheepskin * kidskin

    Verb

    (cowhid)
  • To flog with a cowhide.
  • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs