wineskin
noun
wine·skin
ˈwīn-ˌskin 
: 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
In any case, the metaverse seems to be a new wineskin being filled with old fears.
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Joel Mathis, The Week, 11 Jan. 2022
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, 3 July 2019
Joel Mathis, The Week, 11 Jan. 2022
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, 3 July 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above
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“Wineskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wineskin. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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