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horseskin

horseskin noun: the skin of a horse, or leather made therefrom.

Noun

horseskin (countable and uncountable, plural horseskins)

  1. The skin of a horse, or leather made therefrom.
    • The dried horseskin was made of brown Canton flannel and was held in place by being thrown over a horizontal stick.1930, John Merrill, Martha Fleming, Play-making and plays: the dramatic impulse and its educative use in the elementary and secondary school, MacMillan, page 98
    • But we cannot wear these horseskin boots in the rain and snow. We need regular leather top-boots. Moreover, our clothing is very much the worse for wear. We must provide ourselves with new outfits.1945, Petr K. Ignatov, Partisans of the Kuban, Hutchinson & Co., page 148

Forms of horseskin

pluralhorseskins

Origin of horseskin

From horse + skin.

Questions about horseskin

What does horseskin mean?
Horseskin means the skin of a horse, or leather made therefrom.
What part of speech is horseskin?
Horseskin is a noun.
What is the plural of horseskin?
The plural of horseskin is horseskins.

Words near horseskin in the dictionary

  1. horsesit
  2. horsesits
  3. horsesitter
  4. horsesitters
  5. horsesitting
  6. horseskin
  7. horseskins
  8. horsesona
  9. horsesonas
  10. horsestealing
  11. horsesweat

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