wineskin

American

[wahyn-skin] / ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

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

wineskin British

/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wineskin

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin

Example Sentences

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On our way out of town, we detour to the Las Tres ZZZ wineskin factory, just outside the center.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

So kudos to young Uzbek superstar GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov for pouring some new wine in an old wineskin against Russian GM Andrey Esipenko at Dusseldorf.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Here is Carl squirting himself with a wineskin at Pamplona.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Empty" and "full" prompted him to suck in a quart of orangeade until his cheeks were taut as a wineskin, then squirt it all out.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ranofer approached cautiously, handed the wineskin to him and jumped back out of range.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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