cowhide

UK: /ˈkaʊhaɪd/ US: /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/ ,(kou′hīd′)

Inflections of 'cowhide' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

cowhides

v 3rd person singular

cowhiding

v pres p

cowhided

v past

cowhided

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

cow•hide /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/   n. 

1. [countable] the skin or hide of a cow.
2. Clothing [uncountable] the leather made from it.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cow•hide  (kou′hīd′), n., v., -hid•ed, -hid•ing. 
n. 

1. the hide of a cow.
2. Clothing the leather made from it.
3. a strong, flexible whip made of rawhide or of braided leather.
4. Clothing, Informal Terms cowhides, [Informal.] a pair of boots or shoes, esp. those made of cowhide.

v.t. 

5. to whip with a cowhide.

• cow¹ + hide² 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cowhide / ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/ noun

1. the hide of a cow
2. the leather made from such a hide

Also called: cowskin