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.
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Karty’s foot met the leather pigskin, and then the ball found the hand of a defender.
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
At one point, a character is forced to stand in front of an automatic football launcher and take a series of pigskins to the cranium, each of which is shot at him with increasing speed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Football Cake will impress everyone at the tailgate from its pigskin frosting design to its rich, straightforward center.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The heels are lined with chamois leather and the toes with linen; the soles are pigskin.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
At one point, a character is forced to stand in front of an automatic football launcher and take a series of pigskins to the cranium, each of which is shot at him with increasing speed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Football Cake will impress everyone at the tailgate from its pigskin frosting design to its rich, straightforward center.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The heels are lined with chamois leather and the toes with linen; the soles are pigskin.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pigskin
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“Pigskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigskin. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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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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