water skin
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7.9
- noun
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odre
- Before setting out for the day, she made sure to pack her water skin to stay hydrated in the heat.
- filled water skin
So he goes and fills the water skins up, tries to get GED to drink, and he is tending to him when the dragon comes over.
- So he goes and fills the water skins up, tries to get GED to drink, and he is tending to him when the dragon comes over.
Examples
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In the arid region, farmers often rely on a water skin made from animal hide to carry their precious water.
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So he goes and fills the water skins up, tries to get GED to drink, and he is tending to him when the dragon comes over.
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One side of the cube opened; he shook a water skin out of it.
Fiction book (1993) -
The priest opens the water skin and begins to pour a vial.
Fiction book (1997) -
Louise squinted at the water skin rattling on the river, the place where the current ran hard.
Fiction book (1994) -
The sun came up over the green hill and showed the plague-stricken water skin, ashy and suppurating.
Fiction book (1995) -
She found her water skin, drank a mouthful, and held it out.
Fiction book (1993) -
"They each shouldered the heavy pack and the water skin which was their share, then turned from the light that lay on the lands outside and plunged into the forest."
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Having discarded everything else to lighten his load and give him more speed, he was carrying only the Sword of Shannara, a blanket, and a water skin.
Fiction book (1993) -
The travelers filled their water skin before embarking on the long journey through the desert.
Synonyms
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8.5
A container made from animal hide used to carry water, wine, or oil
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1.0
A container for carrying water to drink
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9.3
A bag made from animal skin for carrying water
A bag with tiny holes that cools water as it evaporates
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'skin' used to hold or carry 'water', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a water‑carrying container. Noun+noun compounding for objects (container + content) is common and cross‑linguistically familiar, making the expression immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Water skin comes from a very simple object: people made a bag from animal skin to hold water on long, hot journeys. That's why 'water skin' means a skin container 'to carry water' in dry places.