cowskin

[ kou-skin ]

noun

1. the skin of a cow.
2. the leather made from it.

cowskin

/ ˈkaʊˌskɪn /

noun

1. See cowhide
   another word for cowhide

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowskin¹

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; cow ¹ + skin

Example Sentences

A few dilapidated chairs stood about, homemade looking chairs with concave seats of worn cowskin.

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The militia wore such toggery as they could get—grey homespun coat with red sash, cowskin boots, and the traditional tuque bleue.

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After the cowskin was dried up, Ned started for town to sell it.

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Ned's cow died, and he hung the cowskin up in the barn to dry, too lazy to carry it to market.

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On the way, feeling lazy, he wrapped himself in his cowskin and went to sleep in a barn's hay-mow.

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