leather

Definitions


[ˈlɛðə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process
(e.g: a leather jacket)

- a piece of leather as a polishing cloth



Phrases:

Origin:
Old English lether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leder, from an Indo-European root shared by Irish leathar and Welsh lledr


[ˈlɛðə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- beat or thrash (someone)
(e.g: he caught me and leathered me black and blue)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English lether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leder, from an Indo-European root shared by Irish leathar and Welsh lledr




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