goose skin
noun
Origin of goose skin
1First recorded in 1630–40
Words Nearby goose skin
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How to use goose skin in a sentence
Their son, in the guise of a squirrel, climbs to Numi Tarom, and receives from him a duck-skin and a goose-skin.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangFor, if to raise a goose skin on the reader be the aim of art, Mr. Conway must be regarded as a real artist.
Reviews | Oscar WildeGoose-Skin runs after the trouvere, and imitating the gestures of the deaf-and-dumb, indicates that he pledges himself to silence.
The Iron Pincers | Eugne SueGoose-Skin renews his silent pledges, swearing upon his hurdy-gurdy and his chaplet of vine-leaves that he will be mute as a fish.
The Iron Pincers | Eugne SueAt the sight of Mylio running to his help, Goose-Skin redoubles his efforts and succeeds in throwing his adversary down.
The Iron Pincers | Eugne Sue
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