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goatskin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡoʊtˌskɪn/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English geet skin; equivalent to goat + skin.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc.
    • The Arabs came out of their goatskin tents, and surrounded the soldiers, asking many questions in the native tongue, for the soldiers were themselves natives. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 77:
    • Near-synonym: kidskin
  2. (countable, uncountable) A liquid container (especially for holding wine or water) made from goat leather.
  3. (Ireland, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A bodhran drum.

Forms

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goatskins Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

lambskin · sheepskin

Deriveds

goatskinned

Hypernyms

skin · leather · hide

Relateds

morocco · cordovan · wineskin · cordwain · waterskin · chagul

Synonyms

kidskin

Translations (37)

es botilla (a liquid container) · sh мјѐшина (a liquid container) · mk ко́зја ко́жа (the skin of a goat) · ro burduf (a liquid container) · sh mȇh (a liquid container) · bg мех (a liquid container) · lt ožena (a liquid container) · it otre (a liquid container) · gl odre (a liquid container) · sh mjèšina (a liquid container) · gl fol (a liquid container) · fi leili (a liquid container) · sh mijȇh (a liquid container) · gl údremo (a liquid container) · hy տկճոր (a liquid container) · sh mèšina (a liquid container) · bg мях (a liquid container) · hy տիկ (a liquid container) · sh мѐшина (a liquid container) · fr outre (a liquid container) · ota مطره (a liquid container) · es odre (a liquid container) · gl bocho (a liquid container) · pt odre (a liquid container) · grc ἀσκός (a liquid container) · ca odre (a liquid container) · bg шевро (the skin of a goat) · mk ше́вро (the skin of a goat) · ota طولوم (a liquid container) · sh мије̑х (a liquid container) · es bota (a liquid container) · ota قربه (a liquid container) · sh ме̑х (a liquid container) · bg козя кожа (the skin of a goat) · gl pelexo (a liquid container) · gl foleco (a liquid container) · ru бурдю́к (a liquid container)