hides

hides · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The skins of animals, especially large animals, used for leather.

  2. 2.

    (Also as verb) Third person singular present of "hide"; conceals.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    tan someone's hide — to punish someone physically
  • •
    save one's hide — to protect oneself from danger

Related words

See also: hide, leather, pelt, skin
Synonyms: leathers, pelts, skins

Etymology

From Old English hȳd ("skin of a person or animal"), from Proto-Germanic hūdiz. Related to Latin cutis ("skin").