pigskin

plural pigskins

1. countableuncountableThe skin of a pig.

   In addition, most gelatins made today are produced from pigskins, which are not subject to this consideration.

   2009, Zushe Yosef Blech, Kosher Food Production, page 318

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   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.

   2010 February 3, Kim Severson, “For the Big Game? Why, Pigskins”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2010

2. countableuncountableLeather made from the skin of a pig.

   Those killed fighting his troops would be buried in pigskins.

   2016, Robert Maddock, The 1,300 Years’ War: Volume One

   Synonyms: hoghide

3. UScountableslangA football.

   To paraphrase a renowned pigskin philosopher, speed is not everything, it is the only thing.

   1998, Kenneth Judd, Numerical Methods in Economics, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 29

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   “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.”

   2011, J. H. Holland, Dsi: Diddly Squat Investigation, page 35

   Synonyms: gridiron football ball

4. countablederogatoryethnicoffensivesluruncountablevulgarA white person.

   almost certainly some sex tourist pedophile pigskin living in vietnam

   2026 April 1, @cuckedbyponzi, X (formerly Twitter)

   Synonyms: cumskin