Definition of leather

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Leather (v. t.) To beat, as with a thong of leather..

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Jack :: "Jack (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather..
Trionyx :: Trionyx (n.) A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin. They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also soft tortoise, soft-shell tortoise, and mud turtle..
Skive :: Skive (v. t.) To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Horsehide :: Horsehide (n.) Leather made of the hide of a horse.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Flagon :: Flagon (n.) A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass..
Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle..
Bandolier :: Bandolier (n.) One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried.
Overleather :: Overleather (n.) Upper leather.
Card :: Card (n.) An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back..
Rand :: Rand (n.) A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel..
Fucus :: Fucus (n.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed..
Fox :: Fox (n.) To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of..
Luth :: Luth (n.) The leatherback.
Leatherhead :: Leatherhead (n.) The friar bird.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
Side :: Side (n.) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather..
Currier :: Currier (n.) One who curries and dresses leather, after it is tanned..
Stirrup :: Stirrup (v. i.) A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by supporting a part of the weight of the body..
Bolas :: Bolas (n. sing. & pl.) A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal..
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