pigskin

noun

pig·​skin ˈpig-ˌskin How to pronounce pigskin (audio)
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2
a
: a jockey's saddle

Examples of pigskin in a Sentence

The collar is made of pigskin.
Recent Examples on the Web So who wants to go throw the pigskin around? Week 3: Chargers at Vikings 1 p.m. Sept. 24, Fox: Two 2022 wild-card round disappointments meet up in Minneapolis. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2023 Mesh and pigskin leather keep out water and muck while remaining breathable, and the mid-cut shaft provides ankle support without being too tall. Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023 Mere footnotes at the bottom of Brady’s pigskin curriculum vitae. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023 On some trips, the boys would convince Dad to play football, wadding up a sock to serve as their pigskin. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023 Its interior was upholstered in pearlescent-finished pigskin, a material impossible to offer with production-line models. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 31 July 2023 That’s the same Robert Kraft, by the way, who now owns and operates the multibillion-dollar pigskin enterprise along Route 1 in Foxborough. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023 Now, who's up for tossing around the ol' pigskin after dinner? Taylor Murphy, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022 Many of us do that by watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade or tossing around the pigskin in a friendly game of touch football. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pigskin was circa 1742

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“Pigskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigskin. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.

Kids Definition

pigskin

noun
pig·​skin -ˌskin How to pronounce pigskin (audio)
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2

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