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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Much of that resolve was forged thanks to a childhood game that Easley called dynamite pigskin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
The pigskin hit Polk’s hands and bounced into the air, before the sophomore receiver collected it for a circus 29-yard score.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
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
While my favorite cousins Vic and Plas and our best friend Art ruled neighborhood pigskin games and Madden, my noodle arm and butterfingers read books and articles about the sport’s past.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
In order to pay he had taken off pigskin gloves.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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