pigskin

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      Etymology

      The American (US) 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.

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      pigskin (plural pigskins)

      1. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
      2. (US, slang) A football (see Etymology).

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      Last modified on 17 June 2013, at 23:30