"hogskin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hogskins [plural]
Etymology: hog + skin Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hog|skin}} hog + skin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hogskin (countable and uncountable, plural hogskins)
  1. Leather tanned from the skin of a hog. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hides Categories (lifeform): Pigs Synonyms: hoghide, pighide, pigskin
    Sense id: en-hogskin-en-noun-x2R6q~9m Disambiguation of Hides: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pigs: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
  2. The skin of a pig used as a bottle for water or wine. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hogskin-en-noun-aYpu54~8

Inflected forms

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