Meaning of Pigskin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The skin of a pig.
   countable, uncountable
2. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
   countable, uncountable
3. A football.
   US, countable, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“In addition, most gelatins made today are produced from pigskins, which are not subject to this consideration.”

“Adding a porky layer of fried skin not only gives heft and flavor to the snack menu, pigskin is just sort of fun to serve at football games. Pigskin is no longer a food best left to Southerners and late-night partiers.”

“Those killed fighting his troops would be buried in pigskins.”

“To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing.”

““We gotta find those pigskins!” Squat insisted. “Pigskins?” Diddly asked. With obvious disdain, Squat replied, “Yeah, you know, that is what they call footballs, dummy.””

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