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Pigskin

English translation: Yes

11:21 Dec 19, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fashion
English term or phrase: Pigskin
Sell Pigskin Leather T-shirts And Blouses

Is it REALLY skins (leather) from a pig? I mean, is this kind of leather common in the US/Europe?
Anthony Indra
United States
Local time: 15:03
Selected answer:Yes
Explanation:
Definition:

1. The skin of a pig.
2. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
3. Sports A football.
4. Informal A saddle.

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JCEC
Canada
Local time: 18:03
Grading comment
Thank you all!

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +22
Yes


Explanation:
Definition:

1. The skin of a pig.
2. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
3. Sports A football.
4. Informal A saddle.

www.yourdictionary.com

JCEC
Canada
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: French
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hazel Whiteley
4 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Paul Stevens
13 mins
agree  Libero_Lang_Lab
29 mins
agree  Patricia CASEY
34 mins
agree  handslator
35 mins
agree  Eckhard Boehle
54 mins
agree  LJC (X)
1 hr
agree  Refugio: 'Fraid so
1 hr
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
1 hr
agree  Sarah Ponting: poor little piggies
2 hrs
agree  eldira: re point 3: American football
2 hrs
  -> Yes
agree  zebung: unfortunately, it is the case.
3 hrs
agree  airmailrpl: people eat pork so what should they do with the skins - throw them away??
3 hrs
agree  jccantrell
4 hrs
agree  Teresa Goscinska
6 hrs
agree  luskie: they simply shouldn't eat pigs (they are far more 'sophisticated' than dogs, both psychologically and emotionally, but no one tells you that - would you eat dogs? (I don't eat meat - nothing more than a personal choice, though)
7 hrs
agree  Andrea Ali
11 hrs
agree  NancyLynn: oh yes,very easy to raise too
13 hrs
agree  OlafK: I eat the skin too, nice crackling, yummie
1 day 16 hrs
agree  101translations: http://www.cueronet.com/vocabulario/pes_pie.htm
2 days 1 hr
agree  Noel Castelino: Re. point 2: at one time, the football used to be a pig's bladder stuffed with dried peas and tightly sewn.
3 days 21 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
4 days
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