Pigskin

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Is it REALLY skins (leather) from a pig? I mean, is this kind of leather common in the US/Europe?

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Yes

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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Peer comment(s):

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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