wineskin

[ wahyn-skin ]

/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

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

Words nearby wineskin

winepress, winery, winesap, winesburg, ohio, wineshop, wineskin, winetaster, winetasting, winey, winfield, winfred

Origin of wineskin

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin

Also called wine bag.

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Examples from the Web for wineskin

I am a wineskin squeezed dry; I am empty of all words and all passions; I am done!
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
The man-at-arms had dropped his wineskin in surprise and was staring at what was happening to his comrade.
The Barbarians|John Sentry
"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
Thus, in the course of two days, he had turned this wineskin of a Tabary inside out.
Familiar Studies of Men and Books|Robert Louis Stevenson

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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