goatskin
The skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etcThe skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc.
» At times also they would repose side by side under a goatskin.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc.
Near-synonym: kidskin
(countable, uncountable)A liquid container (especially for holding wine or water) made from goat leather.
бурдю́кburdjúk
(Ireland, colloquial, countable, uncountable)A bodhran drum.
- the hide of a goat
Examples
1 sentencesAt times also they would repose side by side under a goatskin.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English geet skin; equivalent to goat + skin.From Middle English geet skin; equivalent to goat + skin.
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Forms
plural: goatskinsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.