Leather \Leath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leathering}.] To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] --G. Eliot.
leathered adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: {coriaceous}, {leatherlike}, {leathery}]