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Definition of Horsehide
1. Noun. Leather from the hide of a horse.
Definition of Horsehide
1. n. The hide of a horse.
Definition of Horsehide
1. Noun. Hide of a horse. ¹
2. Noun. (baseball slang) A baseball. (defdate 19th century) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horsehide
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horsehide
Literary usage of Horsehide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1910)
"When and how it was discovered that horsehide possessed characteristics entirely
distinct ... If we draw a line along the center of a horsehide we find, ..."
2. Ten Minutes' Exercise for Busy Men: A Complete Course in Physical Education ...by Luther Halsey Gulick by Luther Halsey Gulick (1902)
"The models are duplicates of those used by some of the best golfers in the world ;
the grips are horsehide and the finish is the very best ; the shafts are ..."
3. Baseball Goes to War by William B. Mead (1998)
"Before the war, baseball covers were made of horsehide imported from Belgium ...
The German occupation cut off this supply, so horsehide from Bolivia was ..."
4. The Fordowner (1915)
"The horsehide, being very fine grained, gir« excellent wear and, ... The horsehide
is treated with » dressing which goes entirely through it M that it ..."
5. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"... hence the name. crin : horsehair, from the mane only, also pronounced din.
cuarta : whip of cowhide or horsehide. The form used all over Texas is quirt. ..."
6. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1911)
"horsehide leather only. Teesdale Gloss, which specifies that it is used for "
dyking mittens." 5. Both ox and horsehide leather. Statute 12 Ed. I. 6. ..."
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