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Adjective: leathered  le-dhu(r)d
  1. Resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
    "His leathered skin told of years working in the sun";
    - coriaceous, leatherlike, leathery
Verb: leather  le-dhu(r)
  1. Whip with a leather strap
    "In the past, some schools would leather students as punishment"

See also: tough

Type of: flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whale [N. Amer, informal], whip

Encyclopedia: Leather, Stephen