# pigskin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/ · frequency rank #70,167

## Definitions
1. The skin of a pig.
2. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
3. A football.

## Etymology
Compound of pig + skin.
The American football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig’s bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pigskin