Actually, a hide is the skin covering an animal’s body: deer hide, cow hide, everywhere a hide hide. It became a verb when someone realized that the covering was intended to conceal all the messy glop that comprises that body, thus making us blind to the scars and mars all flesh is heir too. And that leads us to Airto, a Brazilian musician who has nothing to do with this erudite discussion. Hope that clarifies it all.
The daily strip is still with us on Go Comics. It’s “Foxtrot Classics”. Sure, it’s dated, but it’s still entertaining.