pigskin

== English == === Etymology === Compound of pig +‎ skin. The American football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig’s bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/ === Noun === pigskin (countable and uncountable, plural pigskins) The skin of a pig. Leather made from the skin of a pig. Synonym: hoghide (countable, US, slang) A football. Synonym: gridiron football ball (vulgar, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A white person. Synonym: cumskin ==== Hyponyms ==== skin ==== Translations ==== === References === Apple #356, The Football's Shape, http://dailyapple.blogspot.com/ === Anagrams === spiking