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Recent Examples of horsehide
Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.
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Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
In lieu of the shell horsehide utilized at that time, the anniversary edition is crafted from a Horween Chromexcel leather in a ruddy hue resembling equine skins.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
So during this weird, forlorn season, there seemed to be no chance of me seeing the Phils pound the old horsehide.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2020
Judge stepped forward, unleashed his murderous swing and sent a horsehide comet soaring to left field.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
Yet the integrity of the game continues to be threatened by a spheroid that costs about $9 and could be affected by even the simple act of a mosquito buzzing around the horsehide of a cow.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
Fashion is retrofitted: Chevette, a bike messenger, wears a vintage horsehide motorcycle jacket with bar codes affixed to its lapels.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
In the 1970s, the cover material changed from horsehide to cowhide, and the manufacturer of the official ball switched from Spalding to Rawlings.
—Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, 29 May 2018
Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
In lieu of the shell horsehide utilized at that time, the anniversary edition is crafted from a Horween Chromexcel leather in a ruddy hue resembling equine skins.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
So during this weird, forlorn season, there seemed to be no chance of me seeing the Phils pound the old horsehide.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2020
Judge stepped forward, unleashed his murderous swing and sent a horsehide comet soaring to left field.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
Yet the integrity of the game continues to be threatened by a spheroid that costs about $9 and could be affected by even the simple act of a mosquito buzzing around the horsehide of a cow.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
Fashion is retrofitted: Chevette, a bike messenger, wears a vintage horsehide motorcycle jacket with bar codes affixed to its lapels.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
In the 1970s, the cover material changed from horsehide to cowhide, and the manufacturer of the official ball switched from Spalding to Rawlings.
—Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, 29 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horsehide
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Monitoring the weather reports in the days leading up to the game, Campbell had the Lions practice with wet footballs, using bottles to douse the pigskins.Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Grand Canyon’s move to the MWC, as a non-football-playing member, comes two weeks after UTEP agreed to join next year as its all-important eighth football constituent—giving the league the minimum number of pigskin participants necessary to remain an NCAA FBS conference.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Those settlers would have traded a pile of deerskins for a rifled barrel.The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
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Instead of the rubber balls, plastic sticks and helmets used today, the original players were equipped with wooden sticks with a netted leather head and deerskin balls.Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
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Seraphin told me that during Carnival, people in his village drum on goatskins and crack whips.Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
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Along with the dress, Plaza wore a pair of tan rose Alize pumps in shiny goatskin from the French luxury fashion house.Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
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It’s lined with a fuzzy wool blend that will keep your feet warm and cozy while commuting to work or window shopping in the cold, and its fluffy sheepskin detailing adds a touch of fashionable flair.Averi Baudler, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The collection also includes Miu Miu’s Wander bag done in sheepskin, and a pair of chunky snow boots.Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her footwear choice was pink Christian Louboutin Emilie sandals, featuring strappy suede calfskin uppers with crystal embellishments.Maggie Clancy, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
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To top it off, the calfskin straps are finished in an array of contrasting hues.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024
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With a dead-gorgeous design built from elements like anodized aluminum, lambskin, and titanium, the MH40 look and feel different than the monolithic plastic shells of most rivals.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2023
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The most expensive suede, usually used for jackets, is made from lambskin; while boots are made from sturdier sheepskin or cowhide.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
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Knoll and Jean-Michel Frank chairs are covered in a woven tweed; a desk, lavishly covered in his signature shagreen — or sanded sharkskin — punctuates the main room.Rose Apodaca Jones, WWD, 16 Aug. 2024
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In addition to stamp sales (with proceeds benefiting the marine research society), Leicester planned to sell a Sea Turtle Cookery Book bound in sharkskin and a small newspaper titled the Times of New Atlantis.Fred Nadis, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
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The recently re-designed Great Hall of the Lodge, which offers sweeping views of the golf course, is adorned by large-scale cowhide quilts by Kyle Bunting that utilize patterns traditional to Appalachia that have been passed down through generations of women.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rather, the Dune actor has been slinging her belongings—and her boyfriend Tom Holland’s new beverage line—into the new Neverfull Inside Out in black cowhide leather, which is decidedly more discreet than the original.Alice Newbold, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Horsehide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horsehide. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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