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pigskin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pig·skin /ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/ noun  1 [uncountable]TIM leather made from the skin of a pig 猪皮(革) a pigskin suitcase 猪皮手提箱2 [singular] American English informalDSA the ball used in American football 橄榄球 We started tossing the pigskin around. 我们开始把橄榄球抛来抛去。
Examples from the Corpus
pigskinEros and Psyche is in pigskin.Let's go toss the pigskin around.He took out his wallet, hoping to find something hidden within the pigskin.The pigskin suitcase was his; he put it on the bed and filled it with essentials.
pig·skin nounChineseSyllable
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pigskin
pigskin /ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/ noun
1. [uncountable] leather made from the skin of a pig:
    a pigskin suitcase
2. [singular] American English informal the ball used in American football:
    We started tossing the pigskin around.


pig·skinBrE /ˈpɪɡskɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪɡskɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] leather made from the skin of a pig 猪皮革 [singular] (NAmE, informal) the ball used in American football (美式足球使用的)球