what are hides

A hide is an animal skin that has been treated for human use). The term "hide" is generally used to refer to the skins of large animals such as cows and buffaloes, while "skins" are the skins of smaller animals such as goats, sheep, deer, pigs, and fish). Archaeologists believe that animal hides provided an important source of clothing and shelter for prehistoric humans, and their use continued among non-agricultural societies into modern times). Hides are used for various purposes such as footwear, upholstery, leather goods, and bookbinding, while skins are used for clothing, particularly as coats, gloves, leather goods, and footwear). Hides are also used as a slang term to refer to a drumset). Kangaroo leather is the most common material for the construction of bullwhips, and stingray rawhide is a common material for the grips of Chinese, Japanese, and Scottish swords). Pig skins are processed as pork rinds).