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leather

/ˈlɛðɚ/ verb C2
  1. To cover with leather. (transitive)
  2. To form a leathery surface (on).
  3. To strike forcefully. (transitive) · He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
  4. To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap. (transitive)

He/she/it leathers · Past leathered · Past participle leathered · -ing form leathering

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Verb forms

Base form
leather
He/she/it
leathers
Past
leathered
Past participle
leathered
-ing form
leathering

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“Oh, very simply; black trousers, patent leather boots, white waistcoat, either a black or blue coat, and a long cravat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 605 · C1
She took off her old leather shoes and tried on the silver ones, which fitted her as well as if they had been made for her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 13 · B2
Patent-leather boots had gone round, and Square-toes had hopped over.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 37 · B2
It was the jackal--Tabaqui, the Dish-licker--and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
The Jungle Book, p. 1 · B2

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