animal skin - the outer covering of an animal

cowhide - the hide of a cow

goatskin - the hide of a goat

rawhide - untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life

chop down - cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"

poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax

log, lumber - cut lumber, as in woods and forests

cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

vaporize, vanish, fly - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"

sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework

inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"