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.
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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 The real star, though, may be the leather upper with a pigskin lining that expertly protects the foot and looks good doing so. Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pigskin

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 5 Oct. 2025.

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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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