pigskin
/ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In addition, most gelatins made today are produced from pigskins, which are not subject to this consideration."
- "Adding a porky layer of fried skin not only gives heft and flavor to the snack menu, pigskin is just sort of fun to serve at football games. Pigskin is no longer a food best left to Southerners and late-night partiers."
- "Those killed fighting his troops would be buried in pigskins."
- "To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing."
- "“We gotta find those pigskins!” Squat insisted. “Pigskins?” Diddly asked. With obvious disdain, Squat replied, “Yeah, you know, that is what they call footballs, dummy.”"
- "almost certainly some sex tourist pedophile pigskin living in vietnam"
Etymology
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.
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
- Derogatory
- Offensive