pigskin
noun
pig·skin
ˈpig-ˌskin 
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2
a
: a jockey's saddle
Examples of pigskin in a Sentence
The collar is made of pigskin.
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New York has not made the postseason since the 2010 season when Rex Ryan was the head coach, Darrelle Revis was patrolling the secondary and Mark Sanchez was slinging the pigskin around the field.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Is this a lot to ask of a quarterback that merely tosses a pigskin 20 times a year?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
After some jostling, a Miami defensive back ran away with the pigskin, and celebrations began.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
Monitoring the weather reports in the days leading up to the game, Campbell had the Lions practice with wet footballs, using bottles to douse the pigskins.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Is this a lot to ask of a quarterback that merely tosses a pigskin 20 times a year?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
After some jostling, a Miami defensive back ran away with the pigskin, and celebrations began.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
Monitoring the weather reports in the days leading up to the game, Campbell had the Lions practice with wet footballs, using bottles to douse the pigskins.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Pigskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigskin. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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pigskin
noun
pig·skin
-ˌskin
1
: the skin of a swine or leather made of it
2
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