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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cowhide .
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Examples
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I am not sorry to add that he was subsequently cowhided, while lying in a snow-bank, into which he had been
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You deserve to be horsewhipped by her father, cowhided by her brothers, branded villain by her mother, cursed by herself, and sent to the whipping-post and dungeon.
Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics B. G. Jefferis
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He was called upon by a young man (the son of his master,) to do something, and not moving as quickly as his young master wished him to do, he drove him to the barn, knocked him down, and jumped upon him, stamped, and then cowhided him until he was almost dead.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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William had been stripped naked, and frequently and cruelly cowhided.
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He was called upon by a young man (the son of his master,) to do something, and not moving as quickly as his young master wished him to do, he drove him to the barn, knocked him down, and jumped upon him, stamped, and then cowhided him until he was almost dead.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Lucy's boys, and Marse John cowhided them for misbehaving.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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If the slave returned home to his master under the influence of liquor, the master in many instances went and cowhided the seller.
Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Jack Thorne
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You deserve to be horsewhipped by her father, cowhided by her brothers, branded villain by her mother, cursed by herself, and sent to the whipping-post and dungeon.
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He met Mr. Thorn on the street, held a pistol on him and cowhided him.
From Slavery to Wealth The Life of Scott Bond The Rewards of Honesty, Industry, Economy and Perseverance. Daniel Arthur 1917
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What I think about Lucy Fulton is simply this: that she ought to be cowhided until she sees which side her bread is buttered on.
We Three Gouverneur Morris 1914
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