pigskin
noun/ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/
Etymology Compound of pig + skin. The American 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.
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The skin of a pig.
- In addition, most gelatins made today are produced from pigskins, which are not subject to this consideration.2009, Zushe Yosef Blech, Kosher Food Production, page 318:
- Adding a porky layer of fried skin not only gives heft and flavor to the snack menu, pigskin is just sort of fun to serve at football games. Pigskin is no longer a food best left to Southerners and late-night partiers.2010 February 3, Kim Severson, “For the Big Game? Why, Pigskins”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2010:
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Leather made from the skin of a pig.
- Those killed fighting his troops would be buried in pigskins.2016, Robert Maddock, The 1,300 Years’ War: Volume One:
- To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing.1998, Kenneth Judd, Numerical Methods in Economics, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 29:
- “We gotta find those pigskins!” Squat insisted. “Pigskins?” Diddly asked. With obvious disdain, Squat replied, “Yeah, you know, that is what they call footballs, dummy.”2011, J. H. Holland, Dsi: Diddly Squat Investigation, page 35:
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Derogatory, Ethnic, Offensive, Slur, Vulgar A white person.
- almost certainly some sex tourist pedophile pigskin living in vietnam2026 April 1, @cuckedbyponzi, X (formerly Twitter):
- Hyponyms
- skin