wineskin

American  

[wahyn-skin] / ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

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

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wineskin British  

/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

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wineskin

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

The 65-year old grandmother with a wineskin dangling around her neck watched through binoculars as the first bull rushed from the stalls as the clock struck 3.30 p.m.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here is Carl squirting himself with a wineskin at Pamplona.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had no errand in the courtyard at all, but merely invented one that he might find out whether I put his precious wineskin into Gebu’s hand and tell me to wait for another tomorrow.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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