cowhide vs welt

cowhide and welt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cowhide	Yes	No	Yes	No
welt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, welt is a hypernym of cowhide; that is, welt is a word with a broader meaning than cowhide:

Other hypernyms of cowhide include flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, whip.

cowhide (noun)	welt (noun)
a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow	a raised or strengthened seam
leather made from the hide of a cow	a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
the hide of a cow

cowhide (verb)	welt (verb)
flog with a cowhide	put a welt on
	beat severely with a whip or rod