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pigskin

pigs·kin

UK/ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/ US/ˈpɪˌɡskɪn/ rare slang us vulgar

noun

1.

leather from the skin of swine

Origin

Compound of pig + skin. The American football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig’s bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin.

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