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- [pig-skin]
- /ˈpɪgˌskɪn/
- /ˈpɪɡ.skɪn/
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- [pig-skin]
- /ˈpɪgˌskɪn/
Definitions of pigskin word
- noun pigskin the skin of a pig. 1
- noun pigskin leather made from it. 1
- noun pigskin Informal. a saddle. 1
- noun pigskin Informal. a football. 1
- noun pigskin leather from pigs' skin 1
- noun pigskin ball used in American football 1
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Origin of pigskin
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; pig1 + skin
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Parts of speech for Pigskin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pigskin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pigskin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pigskin
noun pigskin
- football — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
- moleskin — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- moleskins — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- oval — having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
- watermelon — the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
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