cowhide

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A particular kind of whip made of raw hide; it is also called a raw-hide.


to cowhide

To flog with a cowhide.

To be out of office and in for a cowhiding, is not a pleasant change from eight dollars a day and all sorts of nice pickings. [Alluding to an ex-member of Congress.]

-- N. Y. Tribune.

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