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French kid

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noun

  1. kidskin tanned by an alum or vegetable process and finished in a manner originally employed by the French.


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Dawkins is betting the future of the Wizards on an 18-year-old French kid who stands 6-foot-8 with a 7-foot-2 wingspan and a tantalizing skill set that’s ripe for further development.

From Washington Times Jun. 26, 2023

“We have one French kid, he’s 16, he’s very questioning and doesn’t understand how it works in Northern Ireland. He said to one boy: ‘What do you mean, you’re Protestant?

From The Guardian Jan. 21, 2017

It almost hypnotised her, though, and she looked down at her new French kid boots to escape it.

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel

Papa gave me a nice French kid doll.

From Harper's Young People, September 28, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

"Don't be leading our husbands into mischief, Mr. Sedley, you wicked, wicked man you," Rebecca said, shaking at Jos a pretty little finger covered with the neatest French kid glove.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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