pigskin

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The skin of a pig.
2. (countable, uncountable) Leather made from the skin of a pig.
3. (US, countable, slang) A football.

Synonyms

saddle

hogskin

pork rind

tree bark

Translations

Schweinsleder

piel de cerdo

pelle di cinghiale

Schweinehaut

δέρμα χοίρου

σφαίρα ποδόσφαιρου

peau de porc

cinghiale

pelle di maiale

zadel

varkensleer

varkenshuid

couro de porco

Amerikan futbol topu

جلد الخنزير

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.