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WINESKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wineskin mean?
• WINESKIN (noun)
The noun WINESKIN has 1 sense:
1. an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
Familiarity information: WINESKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wineskin" is a kind of...):
skin (a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal)
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