waterskin
1
9.3
- noun
- Archaic
:
odre
- He took a sip from his waterskin after hiking all afternoon under the sun.
- waterskin and a pouch
Examples
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With his spear, his sword, his scraps of nightcat fur, his pouch, and waterskin, he was ready to challenge the world.
Fiction book (1990) -
She carried a waterskin and a pouch with some bread, fruit, and goat cheese.
Fiction book (1993) -
Countless times she had seen them at the well, filling their waterskins.
Fiction book (2001) -
In it were a waterskin and a small, sickle-shaped bronze knife for cutting herbs.
Fiction book (1990) -
I sat on the bench that ringed the wall and drank from my waterskin, warm and flat as the liquid was.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ko took the waterskin filled with milk and cut a tiny hole in a leg, which he thrust into the colt's questing mouth.
Fiction book (2000) -
I had a waterskin, a knife, a horse—at least until it died—and now, incredibly, a dog.
Fiction book (2000) -
The discarded waterskin lay on the ground near me, by some quirk tossed aside in such a fashion that the mouth of it leaned up against a rock.
Fiction book (1999) -
We went into the summer morning with a waterskin and a pouch of nuts and more dried diolla fruit than I should have taken; unlike darkberries, it was rare, hard to pick from steep mountain cuts, and it dried into practically nothing.
Fiction book (1999) -
She filled her waterskin at the river before starting her long journey.
Synonyms
58
8.5
A container made from animal hide used to carry water, wine, or oil
43
1.0
A container for carrying water to drink
1
7.9
A bag made from animal skin that people carry to hold water
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Etymology
The word waterskin is simply the two words water and skin put together, meaning a bag of animal 'skin' for carrying 'water'. Think of an animal skin used like a water bottle on a long journey — that's exactly what the word means.