pigskin
5
2.8
- noun
- /ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/
- US
:
piel de cerdo
- l was just wondering if Todd wanted to toss the old pigskin around before dinner.
- toss the pigskin
- throw the pigskin
- ol' pigskin
Now, I don't know much about the old Gridiron Tango, the pigskin polka.
- Now, I don't know much about the old Gridiron Tango, the pigskin polka.
Examples
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This little pigskin football right here holds a lot of weight to it.
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Let's toss the old pigskin!
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What does it mean... a grown man trying to move this piece of pigskin up and down these white lines?
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And I'll tell you this: I'll take a kid who cracks a book over one who can pass a pigskin any day of the week.
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Back in '82, I used to be able to throw a pigskin a quarter mile.
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In the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big H.
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I'll retract my head from the debate and go watch Tebow and Brady duel with a pigskin.
Blog text (18) -
These days, instead of kicking the gong, he's kicking the pigskin as a coach for Corde's grade-school football team.
Fiction book (2002) -
During the game, we passed the pigskin back and forth on the field.
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The quarterback threw the pigskin with impressive accuracy to his teammate.
Synonyms
6
3.2
Material or pattern that looks like the skin of a snake
4
6.0
Leather from the skin of a young calf that is smooth and strong
4
7.7
A soft yellowish leather made from deer or sheep skin
3
4.8
Leather made from the skin of a goat used to make things like gloves or drum covers
2
7.7
Strong leather from a horse's skin used for things like boots and jackets
1
7.7
Soft, smooth leather made from the skin of a young goat used for gloves and fine clothes
Leather made from a cow's skin
Skin taken from a dog that people use to make clothes or items
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pigskin is also used as a friendly name for a football because early footballs were often made from actual pig skin, so people began calling the ball the pigskin. That's why fans still say 'throw the pigskin' even now.