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pigskin

/pig-skin/US // ˈpɪgˌskɪn //UK // (ˈpɪɡˌskɪn) //

猪皮,小猪皮,皮毛,橄榄球

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the skin of a pig.
    • : leather made from it.
    • : Informal. a saddle.
    • : Informal. a football.

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Examples

  • A tough, waterproof pigskin leather on the palms resists tears if you use them to put on chains during a powder day or gather wood for your après fire.

  • The idea was to get the “pigskin” into the opposing village by any means possible.

  • Christie gave Obama a teddy bear he won with his pigskin-tossing prowess.

  • In the sports world, she is a “ pigskin princess,” who loves Eli Manning and enjoys the chicken fingers at Giants Stadium.

  • The afternoons were given over to the dogged pursuit of the elusive pigskin.

  • The reader will not fail to remark the record-book bound in pigskin as a resemblance in detail to Longfellow's version.

  • But always, with a pigskin tucked in the hollow of his arm, there followed a slender torch of red.

  • Other patterns in less common use are those resembling morocco leather, pigskin, and patterns in fancy designs.

  • The alarm in the pigskin traveling clock Bird had given Hall as a going-away gift went on at eight.