snakeskin

snake·skin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sneyk-skin]
- /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/
- /ˈsneɪk.skɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sneyk-skin]
- /ˈsneɪkˌskɪn/

Definitions of snakeskin word

noun snakeskin the skin of a snake. 1
noun snakeskin leather made from the skin of a snake. 1
uncountable noun snakeskin Snakeskin is the skin of snakes used to make shoes and clothes. 0
noun snakeskin the skin of a snake, esp when made into a leather valued for handbags, shoes, etc 0
noun snakeskin a snake's skin or leather from it 0

See all 5 definitions of snakeskin

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Origin of snakeskin

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; snake + skin

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Parts of speech for Snakeskin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snakeskin

snakeskin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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".

snakeskin usage trend in Literature

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