calfskins

plural of calfskin

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calfskins
Noun
  • Takins are from the goat-antelope, or Caprinae, subfamily — which also includes sheep, goats, musk oxen, and chamois.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The hotel is surrounded by extensive black pine forests and wildlife sightings like Eurasian brown bears, wolves, and Balkan chamois are all possible.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Frannie is an eastern or mountain bongo, which is one of the largest species of forest antelopes.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
  • In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected fruit bats, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead in the rainforest.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The project will replace seals, low side bushings, protective devices and conservator bladders in the transformers.
    D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • In 2020, researchers began receiving reports by citizen scientists of grey seals being preyed on by sharks.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
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“Calfskins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calfskins. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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