1. a beating or whipping, especially with a cowhide whip
Usage: informal; dated

1. to beat or whip someone, especially with a cowhide whip
Usage: informal; dated; transitive

Examples

• The old western story described a cowhiding as punishment for theft.
• He threatened to give the troublemakers a cowhiding if they didn't behave.
• The ranch hand was cowhiding the fence posts to drive them deeper into the ground.
• In frontier days, cowhiding was sometimes used as a form of discipline.
• The bully received a cowhiding from the townspeople for his cruelty.