Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The skin of an ox.
  • noun A hide of land. See hide.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.
  • noun (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land. See 3d Hide.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The skin (hide) of an ox.
  • noun Leather made from the hide of an ox.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ox +‎ hide

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Examples

  • Cold drops fell on my face; snow had melted from our heat and seeped through the oxhide canopy.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Her belly was taut as an oxhide wineskin and made gurgling sounds, and her thighs were soft and puffy.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Jasper spun, firing off several shots from his ray gun at Bobby before he hit the taut oxhide and was hurled back up into the air, wheeling his legs in kicks and punches to knock out the gangsters who grabbed at his knees.

    Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009

  • Cold drops fell on my face; snow had melted from our heat and seeped through the oxhide canopy.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Jasper spun, firing off several shots from his ray gun at Bobby before he hit the taut oxhide and was hurled back up into the air, wheeling his legs in kicks and punches to knock out the gangsters who grabbed at his knees.

    Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009

  • Jasper spun, firing off several shots from his ray gun at Bobby before he hit the taut oxhide and was hurled back up into the air, wheeling his legs in kicks and punches to knock out the gangsters who grabbed at his knees.

    Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009

  • Cold drops fell on my face; snow had melted from our heat and seeped through the oxhide canopy.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Her belly was taut as an oxhide wineskin and made gurgling sounds, and her thighs were soft and puffy.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • Jasper spun, firing off several shots from his ray gun at Bobby before he hit the taut oxhide and was hurled back up into the air, wheeling his legs in kicks and punches to knock out the gangsters who grabbed at his knees.

    Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware M. T. Andreson 2009

  • Her belly was taut as an oxhide wineskin and made gurgling sounds, and her thighs were soft and puffy.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

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