pig·skin

pig·skin
/ˈpıgˌskın/ noun, pl -skins
1 [noncount] : leather made from the skin of a pig

The collar is made of pigskin.

— often used before another noun

a pigskin jacket

2 [count] US, informal : the ball used in American football

We threw the pigskin [=football] around.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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