noun
- the act of whipping or beating with a rawhide whip
Usage: informal
verb
- present participle of rawhide: to whip or beat with a rawhide
Usage: informal
Examples
- The cowboy threatened a rawhiding if the cattle weren’t moved quickly.
- He was rawhiding the stubborn mule to get it moving.
- The old-timer spoke of rawhiding as a common form of punishment in his day.
- She warned against rawhiding the horse, preferring gentler training methods.
- The foreman was known for rawhiding lazy workers.
- After the rawhiding, the worker never showed up late again.