Definitions for rawhides

rawhides raw·hide

Spelling: [raw-hahyd]
IPA: /ˈrɔˌhaɪd/

Rawhides is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 372 anagrams from letters in rawhides (adehirsw).

Definitions for rawhides

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 rawhides

First recorded in 1650-60; raw + hide2

Examples for rawhides

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for rawhides
Scrable

14

Words with friends

13

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