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wineskin

[ wahyn-skin ]

noun

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


wineskin

/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

  1. the skin of a sheep or goat sewn up and used as a holder for wine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wineskin1

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin
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Example Sentences

I am a wineskin squeezed dry; I am empty of all words and all passions; I am done!

The single sentinel was kneeling before an image of St. George, beside him was an empty drinking-cup and an exhausted wineskin.

"He went round with the wineskin, and filled our cups just as we sat down to breakfast," one of the men said.

You were my friend, we've slept under the same blanket, drank from the same wineskin.

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

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