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pigskin
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pigskin
(noun)
pigskin
/
ˈ
pɪgˌskɪn/
noun
plural
pigskins
pigskin
/
ˈ
pɪgˌskɪn/
noun
plural
pigskins
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIGSKIN
1
[
noncount
]
:
leather made from the skin of a pig
The collar is made of
pigskin
.
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often used before another noun
a
pigskin
jacket
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2
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count
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US, informal
:
the ball used in American football
We threw the
pigskin
[=
football
] around.
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