pigskin

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

pigskins

1.
(countable, uncountable)The skin of a pig.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Leather made from the skin of a pig.
Đồng nghĩa: hoghide
3.
(US, countable, slang)A football.
Đồng nghĩa: gridiron football ball

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Đồng nghĩa

hoghidegridiron football ballcumskin

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Nguồn gốc từ

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.