deerskin

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noun

Leather made from deer hide.

“The moccasin maker had a pile of deerskin on the table, waiting to be cut out.”

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

noundeerskin (countable and uncountable, plural deerskins)

plural deerskins · alternative deer-skin

  1. uncountableLeather made from deer hide.

    The moccasin maker had a pile of deerskin on the table, waiting to be cut out.

    1 more example

    Nichole wore a pair of deerskin gloves because she said she could feel more through them.

  2. countableThe hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.

    The hunter exchanged twenty deerskins for a bottle of whiskey at the trading post.

  3. countableAn article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.

    The trapper wore deerskins because they were softer than cow leather garments and rustled less than canvas.

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APA

deerskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerskin

MLA

“deerskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerskin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deerskin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerskin.

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