pigskin
noun
pig·skin
ˈpig-ˌskin 
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.
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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
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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
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First Known Use
circa 1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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pigskin
noun
pig·skin
-ˌskin
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2
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