- leather⇄adj. 1. made of leather.
Ex. leather gloves.
2. like leather; leathery. - leather⇄Dongola kid orleather,
leather from goatskin or sheepskin tanned to resemble kid. - leather⇄expr. hellbent (or hell-bent) for leather, (Slang.) as fast as possible; very fast.
Ex. General Tolson said that he had told his commanders to advance cautiously. ""The worst trap we could get into here would be to go hell-bent for leather, thinkin - leather⇄leather, noun, adjective, verb.
- leather⇄noun 1. a material made from the skins of animals by removing the hair and flesh, and then tanning them.
Ex. Shoes are made of leather.
2. an article made of leather.
3. the loose hanging part of a dog's ear. - leather⇄v.t. 1. to furnish or cover with leather; use leather on.
2. (Informal.) to beat with a strap; thrash.
Ex. I'd like to leather 'im black and blue (Tennyson).