rawhide

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   a rope, whip, or similar article made from untanned hide

   The rider carried a braided rawhide at his saddle.

A compound of raw and hide. Raw describes the skin as untreated or untanned, rather than uncooked.

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