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pigskin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pigskin has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
pigskin, n.
- The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle. [1913 Webster]
- A football; -- so called because the covering is often made of pigskin. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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