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skins

  • plural
    of skin.
    skin
    noun
    the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
  • present tense form
    of skin (3rd person singular).
    skin
    noun
    the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.

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They would return when the winds shifted, their traditional dhow sailboats carrying slaves, spices, mangrove poles, ivory and skins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Lampard acknowledged his players must have thick skins to come through the slog of a Premier League season.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The menu includes salt-and-pepper chicken skins with sweet-and-sour sauce and something called the Viet Dip, a sandwich served with a little cup of pho jus.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Because the skins retain biological material, parchment can preserve genetic clues alongside the words written on its surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Nokomis obeyed her, sank into the skins, slept before her head touched the back of her blanket.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich