pigskin

American  

[pig-skin] / ˈpɪgˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a pig.

2. leather made from it.

3. Informal. a saddle.

4. Informal. a football.

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pigskin British  

/ ˈpɪɡˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of the domestic pig

2. leather made of this skin

3. informal a football

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adjective

1. made of pigskin

Etymology

Origin of pigskin

First recorded in 1850–55; pig ¹ + skin

Example Sentences

Much of that resolve was forged thanks to a childhood game that Easley called dynamite pigskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Any fan with a sacred good luck ritual and any player who’s thanked the man upstairs for a touchdown knows the two overlap as tightly as a freshly laced pigskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

She has seen it on FaceTime and heard her son’s postgame promise, but Easop Winston Jr.’s mother, Renee Winston, is still a few days from holding the pigskin coming her way.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Then he saw it: his “Bolt Hero,” with its bulging yellow biceps and glowing blue eyes, wielding both lightning bolts and pigskin behind Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on a desirable football card.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

I turned quickly and almost stumbled over two tremendous pigskin suitcases, strapped in black leather, just inside the doorway.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt