barmskin

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noun

A blacksmith's leather apron.

OriginMiddle English barnyskyn →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounbarmskin (plural barmskins)

plural barmskins

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteA blacksmith's leather apron.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbarnyskyn
  2. Englishbarmskin

From Middle English barnyskyn, barym skyn.

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APA

barmskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmskin

MLA

“barmskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmskin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barmskin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmskin.

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