flog vs cowhide

flog is not a noun while cowhide is a noun.

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

As verbs, cowhide is a hyponym of flog; that is, cowhide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flog:

Other hyponyms of flog include flagellate, scourge, leather, horsewhip, switch, cat, birch.

flog (noun)	cowhide (noun)
	a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
	leather made from the hide of a cow
	the hide of a cow

flog (verb)	cowhide (verb)
beat severely with a whip or rod	flog with a cowhide
beat with a cane