Meanings
plural goatskins
- countableuncountableThe skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc.
Near-synonym: kidskin
1 more example
The Arabs came out of their goatskin tents, and surrounded the soldiers, asking many questions in the native tongue, for the soldiers were themselves natives.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 77Synonyms: kidskin
- IrelandcolloquialcountableuncountableA bodhran drum.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc.
Origin
- Middle Englishgeet skin
- Englishgoatskin
From Middle English geet skin; equivalent to goat + skin.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀσκός
- ἀσκός (askós)a liquid container
Bulgarian шевро, козя кожа
- шевро (ševro)the skin of a goat
- козя кожа (kozja koža)the skin of a goat
- мях (mjah)a liquid container
- мех (meh)a liquid container
Catalan odre
- odrea liquid container
Finnish leili
- leilia liquid container
French outre
- outrea liquid container
Italian otre
- otrea liquid container
Lithuanian ožena
- oženaa liquid container
Portuguese odre
- odrea liquid container
Romanian burduf
- burdufa liquid container
Russian бурдю́к
- бурдю́к (burdjúk)a liquid container
Spanish odre, bota
- odrea liquid container
- botaa liquid container
- botillaa liquid container
Cite this entry
goatskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatskin
“goatskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatskin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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