rawhide C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈrɑː.haɪd/ UK /ˈrɔː.haɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #40956 Meanings 1 noun animal hide, especially cattle hide, that has been cleaned but not tanned The frame was bound together with strips of wet rawhide. 2 noun a rope, whip, or similar article made from untanned hide The rider carried a braided rawhide at his saddle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · animal hide, especially... untanned hide 2 noun · a rope, whip, or similar... rawhide whip Word family Derived forms rawhider Related forms hideleathertanning Etymology A compound of raw and hide. Raw describes the skin as untreated or untanned, rather than uncooked. Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # rawhide **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈrɑː.haɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrɔː.haɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 40956 ## Meanings 1. animal hide, especially cattle hide, that has been cleaned but not tanned 2. a rope, whip, or similar article made from untanned hide ## Examples - The frame was bound together with strips of wet rawhide. - The rider carried a braided rawhide at his saddle. ## Synonyms - untanned hide ## Derived Forms - rawhider ## Related Forms - hide - leather - tanning ## Etymology A compound of raw and hide. Raw describes the skin as untreated or untanned, rather than uncooked. ## Topics - Animals markdown