OXHIDE

Etymology

Noun

oxhide (countable and uncountable, plural oxhides)

The skin (hide) of an ox.

Leather made from the hide of an ox.

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"hide`, n.

1. The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.

2. (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: A measure of land. See 3d Hide.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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