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deerskin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From deer + skin.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Leather made from deer hide.
   • Nichole wore a pair of deerskin gloves because she said she could feel more through them.
   • The moccasin maker had a pile of deerskin on the table, waiting to be cut out.
2. (countable) The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.
   • The hunter exchanged twenty deerskins for a bottle of whiskey at the trading post.
3. (countable) An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
   • The trapper wore deerskins because they were softer than cow leather garments and rustled less than canvas.

Forms

Hyponyms

skin

Relateds

doeskin · buckskin