wineskin

[ wahyn-skin ]

/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

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noun

a bag, usually of goatskin, for carrying wine and having a spigot from which one drinks.

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Also called wine bag.

Origin of wineskin

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin

Words nearby wineskin

wine press, winery, Winesap, Winesburg, Ohio, wineshop, wineskin, wine steward, winetaster, winetasting, winey, Winfield

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How to use wineskin in a sentence

I am a wineskin squeezed dry; I am empty of all words and all passions; I am done!
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
The single sentinel was kneeling before an image of St. George, beside him was an empty drinking-cup and an exhausted wineskin.
The Rise of Iskander|Benjamin Disraeli
"He went round with the wineskin, and filled our cups just as we sat down to breakfast," one of the men said.
A Jacobite Exile|G. A. Henty
You were my friend, we've slept under the same blanket, drank from the same wineskin.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany

The man-at-arms had dropped his wineskin in surprise and was staring at what was happening to his comrade.
The Barbarians|John Sentry

British Dictionary definitions for wineskin

wineskin

/ (ˈwaɪnˌskɪn) /

noun

the skin of a sheep or goat sewn up and used as a holder for wine

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