"cowskin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowskins [plural]
Etymology: cow + skin Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cow|skin}} cow + skin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cowskin (countable and uncountable, plural cowskins)
  1. Leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cowskin-en-noun-bL28xm1~
  2. A whip made of that material. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hides
    Sense id: en-cowskin-en-noun-eKos842w Disambiguation of Hides: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cowskin meaning in English (1.2kB)

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