wineskin

wine·skin | \ ˈwīn-ˌskin

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Definition of wineskin

: a bag that is made from the skin of an animal (such as a goat) and that is used for holding wine

Examples of wineskin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The other exemplary work is a large bronze figure of an elderly drunken satyr sprawled atop a lion pelt and wineskin strewn across a rock. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Review: Getty Villa’s ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ is exquisite and, at times, explicit," 3 July 2019

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“Wineskin.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wineskin. Accessed 6 December 2019.

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