What is the skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle called?
pigskin — The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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