HORSEHIDE

horsehide

(noun) leather from the hide of a horse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horsehide (countable and uncountable, plural horsehides)

Hide of a horse.

(baseball, slang) A baseball. [19th century]

Source: Wiktionary


Horse"hide`, n.

1. The hide of a horse.

2. Leather made of the hide of a horse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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