fishskin

[ fish-skin ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a condom.
2. a dollar bill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishskin¹

1645–55, for literal sense; fish + skin

Example Sentences

In summer their clothing is of sealskin and fishskin; and in winter it is of the thicker reindeer hides.

From Project Gutenberg

If you had worn a boy's coat, or a fishskin, always, I had sense enough to see that it was a saint at play.

From Project Gutenberg