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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wineskin¹

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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