pigskin

ˈpɪɡˌskɪn

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#1·3h ago

The skin of a pig.

In addition, most gelatins made today are produced from pigskins, which are not subject to this consideration.

Origin: Compound of . 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·3h ago

Leather made from the skin of a pig.

Those killed fighting his troops would be buried in pigskins.

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#3·3h ago

(countable, US, slang) A football.

To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing.

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