leather

nouns

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
leather
is derived from
leathery
is a type of (narrower)
the outer covering of an animal
animal skin

verbs

whip with a leather strap
leather
is a type of (narrower)
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip