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🛋️ Leather from cows 🐄 A leather whip 🥲 To whip
to cowhide

to cowhide

9.9
To beat someone with a heavy leather whip as punishment
  • verb
  • /ˈkaʊhaɪd/
  • Offensive
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  • Don't cowhide your child for minor mistakes!

Examples

  • The overseer threatened to cowhide any man who disobeyed the rules.

  • She was unjustly cowhided for speaking her mind in the harsh times.

  • In the old novel, the villain tried to cowhide his adversary in public.

  • He cowhides his students for misbehavior.

  • The cruel master would often cowhide his workers to ensure obedience.

  • In the past, it was common to cowhide those who questioned authority.

  • He threatened to cowhide anyone who didn't follow the strict rules.

Synonyms

to whip
vsto cowhide
133 4.4

To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully

is specific to punishment with a cattle hide rather than any flexible instrument
to leather
vsto cowhide
  • Offensive
1 9.3

To hit a person or animal with a strap of animal skin to punish them

is about using a cattle hide whip rather than a simple strap
to horsewhip
vsto cowhide
  • Offensive
1 8.7

To hit someone with a long leather strap used to guide horses

is about punishment with a cattle hide whip rather than a riding tool
to bullhide
vsto cowhide
  • Offensive
9.9

To beat someone or an animal hard with a whip made from bull skin

is specific to punishment using a cattle hide whip rather than a heavier one

How Severe

to cowhide
  • Offensive
9.9
whip
32 2.5
to beat
  • NSFW
∞ 1.2
to hit
∞ 1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

cowhide infinitive
cowhided past
cowhided past participle
cowhiding present participle
cowhides third person singular

Etymology

The verb cowhide comes from the noun for a leather whip and means to whip or beat someone with that whip. So, to cowhide someone is to punish or beat them with a strong leather strap.