noun
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the skin of the domestic pig
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leather made of this skin
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informal a football
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pigskin
Example Sentences
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Harbaugh indeed arrived as a mixture of thunder and lightning, both charming and disarming Thursday’s crowd with a mesh of motivation and eccentricity all soaked in old-school pigskin talk.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
DK clearly thought Warner — who had pitched the ball to a teammate after Metcalf wrapped him up — still had possession of the pigskin.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
They’re so efficient at moving the pigskin that opposing coaches don’t see going for it on fourth down as an option so much as a necessity.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
On some trips, the boys would convince Dad to play football, wadding up a sock to serve as their pigskin.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2023
In order to pay he had taken off pigskin gloves.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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