hide vs cowhide

hide and cowhide both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of hide include goatskin, rawhide.

hide (noun)	cowhide (noun)
body covering of a living animal	a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)	leather made from the hide of a cow
	the hide of a cow

hide (verb)	cowhide (verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing	flog with a cowhide
cover as if with a shroud
prevent from being seen or discovered
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety