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fishskin

[ fish-skin ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌskɪn /

noun Slang.

a condom.
a dollar bill.

Words nearby fishskin

fishmonger, fishnet, fishplate, fishpond, fishpound, fishskin, fishskin disease, fishtail, fishtank, fishway, fishwife

Origin of fishskin

1645–55, for literal sense; fish + skin
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fishskin

  • In summer their clothing is of sealskin and fishskin; and in winter it is of the thicker reindeer hides.

    A Treasury of Eskimo Tales|Clara Kern Bayliss

  • If you had worn a boy's coat, or a fishskin, always, I had sense enough to see that it was a saint at play.

    The Mermaid|Lily Dougall