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/wuyn"skin'/, n.a bag, usually of goatskin, for carrying wine and having a spigot from which one drinks. Also called wine bag.[1815-25; WINE + SKIN]
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wineskin
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wineskin — noun Date: 1821 a bag that is made from the skin of an animal (as a goat) and that is used for holding wine … New Collegiate Dictionary
wineskin — noun A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat, used for holding and dispensing wine … Wiktionary
wineskin — n. large bag made of the skin of an animal for carrying and containing wine … English contemporary dictionary
wineskin — noun an animal skin sewn up and used to hold wine … English new terms dictionary
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wineskin — /ˈwaɪnskɪn/ (say wuynskin) noun 1. a vessel made of the nearly complete skin of a goat, or the like, used, especially in the East, for holding wine. 2. Colloquial someone who drinks great or excessive quantities of wine …
wineskin — n. a whole skin of a goat etc. sown up and used to hold wine … Useful english dictionary
wine bag — wineskin. * * * … Universalium
wine bag — wineskin. * * * wine bag noun 1. A wineskin 2. A tippler • • • Main Entry: ↑wine … Useful english dictionary
