pigskin

pigskin
pigskin (n.) "saddle leather," 1855, from PIG (Cf. pig) (n.) + SKIN (Cf. skin) (n.). As slang for "football" from 1894.

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  • Pigskin — Pig skin (p[i^]g sk[i^]n ), n. 1. The skin of a pig, used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle. [1913 Webster] 2. A football; so called because the covering is often made of pigskin. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pigskin — may refer to: *Leather made from a pig s skin *Football (ball) …   Wikipedia

  • pigskin — ► NOUN ▪ leather made from the hide of a domestic pig …   English terms dictionary

  • pigskin — [pig′skin΄] n. 1. the skin of a pig 2. leather made from this ☆ 3. Informal a football …   English World dictionary

  • pigskin — pig|skin [ˈpıgˌskın] n 1.) [U] leather made from the skin of a pig ▪ a pigskin suitcase 2.) [singular] AmE informal the ball used in American football ▪ We started tossing the pigskin around …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pigskin — [[t]pɪ̱gskɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Pigskin is leather made from the skin of a pig. ...handmade pigskin luggage …   English dictionary

  • pigskin — UK [ˈpɪɡˌskɪn] / US noun [uncountable] Word forms pigskin : singular pigskin plural pigskins leather made from the skin of a pig …   English dictionary

  • pigskin — /ˈpɪgskɪn/ (say pigskin) noun 1. leather made from the skin of a pig. 2. any piece of a pig s skin, whether tanned or not. 3. leather, made from the skins of capybaras, peccaries, etc. 4. Colloquial a saddle. –adjective 5. made of pigskin …  

  • pigskin — noun 1 (U) leather made from the skin of a pig 2 (singular) AmE informal the ball used in American football: tossing the pigskin around …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pigskin 621 A.D. — Pigskin 621 A.D. Éditeur Midway Développeur Razor Soft Date de sortie 1990 Genre sport (football américain) Mode de jeu 2 joueurs Plate forme …   Wikipédia en Français

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