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rawhide

/ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ UK
/ˈɹɔhaɪd/ US

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From raw + hide.

noun rawhides

countable, uncountable 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.
countable A whip made from twisted untanned leather.

verb rawhides · rawhiding · rawhided

transitive To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
transitive To beat with a rawhide whip.

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noun untanned hide

Deutsch	Rohleder, Rohhaut
Italiano	cuoio greggio

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@misc{rawhide_2026,
  title = {rawhide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rawhide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}