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R0060400 (rô′hīd′)n.1. The untanned hide of cattle or other animals.2. A whip or rope made of rawhide.tr.v. raw·hid·ed, raw·hid·ing, raw·hides To beat with a rawhide whip.

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(ˈrɔːˌhaɪd) n1. (Tanning) untanned hide2. a whip or rope made of strips cut from such a hide

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(ˈrɔˌhaɪd)

n., v. -hid•ed, -hid•ing. n. 1. untanned skin of cattle or other animals. 2. a rope or whip made of rawhide. v.t. 3. to whip with or as if with a rawhide. [1650–60]

Thesaurus

Noun

rawhide - untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropesfell, hide - the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

Translations

cuoio grezzo

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[′rȯ‚hīd] (materials) Untanned animal hide that has been dried or treated with a preservative.

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a type of untanned leather, in which the fibers are divided by means of various chemical, fermentative, or mechanical treatments and are maintained in that state by the introduction of greases. According to the type of raw material, a distinction is made between cowhide, pigskin, and so on. Because of its great flexibility, it is used to manufacture harness and saddle articles and various industrial products, such as drive belts and laces. In this connection, rawhide is classified as belting, conveyor, or lace rawhide.

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series depicting cowboys as cattle-punchers along the Santa Fe trail. [TV: Terrace, II, 235]See: Wild West

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noun untanned hide especially of cattle

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