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Cowhide

The hide of a cow.

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Fell 76% connected

of Fall

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Flog 76% connected

To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.

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Hide 76% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

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Lash 76% connected

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

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Lather 76% connected

Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

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Leather 76% connected

The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.

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Slash 76% connected

To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

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Strap 76% connected

A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

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Trounce 76% connected

To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.

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Welt 76% connected

That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

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Whip 76% connected

To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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