pigskin
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pig·skin
(pĭg′skĭn′)n.
1. The skin of a pig.
2. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
3. Sports A football.
4. Informal A saddle.
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pigskin
(ˈpɪɡˌskɪn)n
1. (Tanning) the skin of the domestic pig
2. (Textiles) leather made of this skin
3. (American Football) informal US and Canadian a football
adj
(Textiles) made of pigskin
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pig•skin
(ˈpɪgˌskɪn)n.
1. the skin of a pig.
2. leather made from it.
[1850–55]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
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Translations
جِلْد الخِنْزير المَدْبوغ
vepřovice
svineskind
disznóbõr
svínsleîur
bravčová koža
domuz derisi
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pig
(pig) noun1. a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon. He keeps pigs.
2. an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person. You pig!
ˈpiggy – plural ˈpiggies – noun a child's word for a (little) pig.
adjective like a pig's. piggy eyes.
ˈpiglet (-lit) noun a baby pig.
piggybackpickabackˌpigˈheaded adjective stubborn. a pigheaded idiot.
ˌpigˈheadedness nounˈpigskin noun, adjective
(of) a kind of leather made from the skin of a pig. Her purse was (made of) pigskin.
ˈpigsty – plural ˈpigsties, ~ˈpigstyes – noun1. a building in which pigs are kept.
2. a dirty, untidy place. This room is a pigsty!
pigswillswillˈpigtail noun a plait usually worn at the sides of the head. She wears her hair in pigtails.
pigs might fly said of something very unlikely to happen. `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!'
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