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
The room itself is the shape of a football, and appointed with blue faux-pigskin walls.
—
John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Michigan football players were passing more than the pigskin in Detroit ahead of Thanksgiving Day.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Attendance is up nearly 60% over last year at the Mid-American Conference school’s games, the university says, as fans of cats and pigskin unite to cheer on the team and the new mascot.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pigskin
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Michigan football players were passing more than the pigskin in Detroit ahead of Thanksgiving Day.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Attendance is up nearly 60% over last year at the Mid-American Conference school’s games, the university says, as fans of cats and pigskin unite to cheer on the team and the new mascot.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pigskin
Cite this Entry
“Pigskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigskin. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pigskin
noun
pig·skin
-ˌskin
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share