cowhide

A hide of a cow.

Any quantity of hides of cows.

Leather made from the hide of cows.

A coarse whip made of untanned leather.

“Luke did his work,” I said. “How could your father sell him?” “He worked all right. And the hands would work hard for him—mostly without the cowhide. But sometimes he didn't show much sense.”

To flog with a cowhide.