Home › Words › C › cowhidecowhide/ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/cowhide means A hide of a cow.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cowhide ranks #15,692 of 42,785 for Qualifying.cowhide is pronounced /ˈkaʊˌhaɪd/.EtymologyFrom cow + hide.nounA hide of a cow.Any quantity of hides of cows.Leather made from the hide of cows.A coarse whip made of untanned leather.e.g.““Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?” “He worked all right. And the hands would work hard for him—mostly without the cowhide. But sometimes he didn't show much sense.”” — 1979, Octavia Butler, KindredverbTo flog with a cowhide.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.horsehide 78% match — Hide of a horse. vs cowhide →calfhide 77% match — The hide of a calf. vs cowhide →cowskin 76% match — Leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal. vs cowhide →cowhiding 72% match — A flogging with a cowhide. vs cowhide →oxhide 67% match — The skin (hide) of an ox. vs cowhide →bearhide 67% match — The hide (skin) of a bear. vs cowhide →boarhide 67% match — Skin of a boar. vs cowhide →hided 67% match — Having hide (skin) of a specified kind. vs cowhide →