pigskin

English

Etymology

From pig +‎ skin. The American (US) football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig's bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pigskin (plural pigskins)

1. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
2. (US, slang) A football.
3. (ethnic slur) A white.

Hyponyms

• skin

Translations

leather made from the skin of a pig

• Irish: craiceann muice m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: svinelær n

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• Russian: свина́я ко́жа f (svinája kóža)

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• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} piel de cerdo m
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References

• Apple #356, The Football's Shape, http://dailyapple.blogspot.com/

Anagrams

• spiking