pigskin

English

Etymology

From pig +‎ skin. The American (US) 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.

Noun

pigskin (plural pigskins)

Leather made from the skin of a pig.
(US, slang) A football.
(ethnic slur) A white.

Synonyms

white person [WS]

Hyponyms

skin

Translations

leather made from the skin of a pig

Irish: craiceann muice m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: svinelær n

Russian: свина́я ко́жа f (svinája kóža)

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} piel de cerdo m

References

Apple #356, The Football's Shape, http://dailyapple.blogspot.com/

Anagrams

spiking

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