animal hide

Tanned beast skin

Animal hide is the skin of an animal, especially when removed for processing into leather, fur, or other materials.

Hides come from larger animals like cattle and horses; skins from smaller ones like sheep and goats.

The tannery processed buffalo hides.

To tan someone's hide is to beat them—a threat once common from parents to children.

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tanning · rawhide · skin · cowhide · suede · buckskin · elk · deer · hunting · scraping · curing · drumhead · drum skin · saddle · boots · trapping · buffalo · sheepskin

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Opposites
animal product type

animal hidemeat

Animal tissue for food

flesh · muscle tissue · offal · bone · fat

material origin

animal hidesynthetic leather

Man-made hide substitute

faux leather · pleather · vegan leather · cotton · canvas

processing state

animal hidetanned leather

Family

animal, hide, animals, animalism, animality, hides, hiding, hider

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G