rawhide
UK/'rɒ:haid/US
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Definitions
n.
Untanned animal hide; a whip or rope made from it.
生皮；生皮鞭（绳）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrawrough, raw, primitive
+
hideroot
=rawhide
raw + hide ('animal skin') = literally 'raw (untanned) hide.' A transparent compound: leather still in its rough, unprocessed state. See raw.
Common Collocations
- 1.rawhide whip生皮鞭
- 2.rawhide strip生皮条
- 3.rawhide lace生皮绳带
Example Sentences
- 1.
The cowboy cracked his rawhide whip in the air.
- 2.
The chair seat was woven from strips of rawhide.