lather vs cowhide

lather and cowhide both are nouns.

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

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

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

lather (noun)	cowhide (noun)
the froth produced by soaps or detergents	a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)	leather made from the hide of a cow
a workman who puts up laths	the hide of a cow
agitation resulting from active worry

lather (verb)	cowhide (verb)
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning	flog with a cowhide
exude sweat or lather
form a lather
beat severely with a whip or rod