untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
The un-tanned hide of cattle or the hide/skin of other animals. Also see - TANNED LEATHER -- LEATHER -- HIDE
Cattle hide that has been de haired, limed, often stuffed with oil or grease and has sometimes undergone other preparation, but has not been tanned. It is used principally for mechanical purposes, such as belt lacings, shoe laces, snow shoes, etc.
Cattlehide that has been dehaired and limed, often stuffed with oil or grease, and sometimes undergone other preparatory processes, but has not been tanned.
Leather that is untanned.
Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning and thus is much lighter in color than treated animal hides. The skin from buffalo, deer, elk, or cattle from which most rawhide originates is devoid of all fur, meat, and fat. The resulting material is often only semi-pliable and permeable to light.