Definitions for rawhide

rawhide raw·hide

Spelling: [raw-hahyd]
IPA: /ˈrɔˌhaɪd/

Rawhide is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 160 anagrams from letters in rawhide (adehirw).

Definitions for rawhide

noun

  1. untanned skin of cattle or other animals.
  2. a rope or whip made of rawhide.

verb (used with object)

  1. to whip with a rawhide.

Origin of rawhide

First recorded in 1650-60; raw + hide2

Examples for rawhide

“What you want is a rawhide,” said McCloud, eying young Byram.

They were fond of painting their rawhide cases in brilliant colors.

He covered the towers with rawhide to protect them from any kind of missile.

He had been writhing in his rawhide bonds, in a furious struggle to break loose.

Then they put a handle on the grooved stone and fastened it with rawhide.

As he rode, Rathburn took his rawhide lariat from its place on the saddle.

One of the Indians on horseback began to uncoil his rawhide saddle-rope.

As she spoke, she began uncoiling the rawhide riata which was tied to her saddle.

Then he picked up a rawhide, and began to ply it freely over my shoulders.

He gave an impression of dry dinginess, like rawhide, and his eyes were mean and shifty.

Word Value for rawhide
Scrable

14

Words with friends

13

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