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pigskinA durable leather binding, usually decorated in blind.
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pigskin"saddle leather," 1855, from pig (n.) + skin (n.). As slang for "football" from 1894.
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pigskin"When tanned in the ordinary way, pigskin as a leather for binding, is intractable and, though very tough, liable to get brittle for lack of grease. When tawed with alum, it is much more tractabl [..]
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pigskinA tough covering material made from the skin of a pig, used for its strength and durability, especially in binding large, heavy books. The grain of pigskin can be distinguished from morocco by small p [..]
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pigskin(n) leather from the skin of swine
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pigskinA gentleman’s saddle, made of pigskin. “To throw a leg across a pigskin” is to mount a horse.
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pigskinA durable leather with a naturally pebbled grain made from pigs or hog. Used in clothing, shoes, baseball gloves and footballs, pigskin is considered as robust as cowhide and it is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between the two. If pigskin and cowhide leathers are treated identically, they should possess the same strength, softness and [..]
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