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wineskin

American  
[wahyn-skin] / ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

  1. a bag, usually of goatskin, for carrying wine and having a spigot from which one drinks.

wineskin British  
/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

  1. the skin of a sheep or goat sewn up and used as a holder for wine

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Etymology

Origin of wineskin

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin

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