"calfhide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calfhides [plural]
Etymology: From calf + hide. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|calf|hide}} calf + hide Head templates: {{en-noun}} calfhide (plural calfhides)
  1. (countable) The hide of a calf. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-calfhide-en-noun-4ZJAnkAd
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of calfskin Tags: uncountable Synonyms: calfskin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-calfhide-en-noun-OdoAWm1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, →ISBN, page 231:",
          "text": "An old calfhide was nailed to one wall and there was no glass to the windows for the frames and sash were long since burned for firewood.",
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