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horsehide

Syllabification: (horse·hide)
Pronunciation: /ˈhôrsˌhīd/
Definition of horsehide

noun

  • 1the skin of a horse.
  • leather made from the skin of a horse.
  • 2 informal a baseball.
    [so named because, until replaced by cowhide in late 20th century, the traditional covering of a baseball was horsehide]
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