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Adjective: leathered  le-dhu(r)d
  1. Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
    "Similar in appearance is the bush, which has a rosette of leathered, sword-shaped leaves - glossy green and banded";
    - coriaceous, leatherlike, leathery
Verb: leather  le-dhu(r)
  1. Whip with a leather strap

See also: tough

Type of: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whale [N. Amer, informal], whip

Encyclopedia: Leather, Stephen

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leastwise
leat
leather
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leather fern
leather flower
leather soap
leather strip
leatherback
leatherback turtle
leathered
leatherette
leatherfish
leatherjack
leatherjacket
leatherleaf
leatherleaf fern
leatherleaf saxifrage
leatherleaf wood fern
leather-leafed
leather-leaved