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Definition of "horsehide" [horse•hide]

  • The hide of a horse. (noun)
  • Leather made from the hide of a horse. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "horsehide" in a sentence
  • "I tried a pair in cordovan, a k a horsehide, from Alden, the venerable brand based and made in Massachusetts, and thought I was onto something."
  • "I tried a pair in cordovan, a k a horsehide, from Alden, the venerable brand based (and made) in Massachusetts, and thought I was onto something."
  • "And he was probably right, for outside of the horse ( "you can lead a horse to water ...," "horse of a different color", "cart before the horse" etc.,) no other single concrete noun has contributed as many terms as has the "horsehide" sport."
Words like "horsehide"
bomber-style
country-made
cross-gartered leather
linsey-wolsey
open-toed
peak-roofed
sheepskin-lined
suede
too-large
wherhide
windproof
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