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Pigskin

//ˈpɪɡˌskɪn// noun, slang

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Noun

1
The skin of a pig. countable, uncountable
"In addition, most gelatins made today are produced from pigskins, which are not subject to this consideration."
2
leather from the skin of swine wordnet
3
Leather made from the skin of a pig. countable, uncountable
"Those killed fighting his troops would be buried in pigskins."
4
A football. US, countable, slang
"To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing."

Etymology

Compound of pig + skin. The American football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig’s bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin.

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