Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of skin
- pluralplural onlyslangentertainmentThe drums.
Two women sat whacking the skins with long whippy sticks, whining a song
2005, Jonathan Falla, Poor Mercy: A Novel, Birlinn, page 1951 more example
If I had my rathers I'd make up my own band. Art Blakey on the skins, Charlie Mingus on the bass, John Coltrane on the sax, Harry Edison on the horn-
1973, Chester B. Himes, Black on Black, Baby Sister and Selected Writings, page 46
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of skin
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APA
skins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skins
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“skins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skins. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skins,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skins.
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