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Where does “rawhider” come from?

rawhider (English) comes from English rawhide, from English hide, from Middle English hide, from Middle English hiden, from Old English hȳdan, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

rawhider (English): An itinerant cowboy

Definitions

  1. An itinerant cowboy

Ancestry of “rawhider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrawhideUntanned hide; A whip made from twisted untanned...
2EnglishhideTo put in a place where it will be harder to...
3Middle Englishhidehide; concealment; hiding spot
4Middle Englishhidento conceal, hide; to cover up, wrap up, surround;...
5Old Englishhȳdanto hide, conceal, preserve; to conceal; hide
6Proto-Germanichūdijanąto hide, conceal
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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