pigskin
noun
pig·skin
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Definition of pigskin
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2a
: a jockey's saddle
Examples of pigskin in a Sentence
The collar is made of pigskin.
Recent Examples on the Web
But please take your seat at Rentschler Field before the pigskin is placed on the tee for opening kickoff. — Chris Brodeur, courant.com, "Heading to a UConn football game at Rentschler Field? Here’s what you need to know about tailgating, food and special events," 20 Aug. 2019 His mud works its magic just as well on a pigskin, removing the factory sheen without doing anything to muck up the laces. — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "Mud Maker: The Man Behind MLB’s Essential Secret Sauce," 7 Aug. 2019 Noticeably missing arms, the wide seat is covered in luxurious cowhide (the original was pigskin) that features deep hand-tufting in a neat grid pattern across the back and seat. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "Here’s How the Iconic Barcelona Chair Design Came to Be," 23 Jan. 2019 Baseball has its Hall of Fame in a relatively inaccessible region of the Empire State boondocks, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio, which no one but a truly determined pigskin fan would go out of his way to visit. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "Museums We Never Knew We Were Missing," 9 Aug. 2018 All day Burkhardt was carrying around a spiral-bound, pigskin-textured notebook with a handwritten chart inside listing draft grades he’d been given for his clients by 20 to 25 NFL teams. — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, "24 Hours ... With Bradley Chubb and His Team at the NFL Draft," 1 May 2018 But more to the point at this pigskin-impassioned moment in time, the museum also pokes holes in fake history, some of it perpetuated by the Minnesota football team. — Tommy Rowan, Philly.com, "Note to Minnesota: Real Vikings didn't wear horns," 19 Jan. 2018 Fans can throw around the pigskin with active NFL players, former players and Hall-of-Famers while learning draft strategies from nationally known fantasy football gurus. — Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, "Cowboys star joins Tony Romo as co-owner of fantasy football convention in Fort Worth," 11 July 2018 The hands, which are custom cut for women, are made from supple yet durable pigskin leather, while the arms are made from super tough goatskin to protect you from twigs. — Stephanie Eckelkamp, Good Housekeeping, "10 Best Gardening Gloves," 12 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pigskin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pigskin
pigskin
noun
English Language Learners Definition of pigskin
: leather made from the skin of a pig
US, informal
: the ball used in American football
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