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Use in Literature

Pigskin

He gasped for breath and struggled; but the strips of pigskin that held his four legs together were numerous and tough.–Edgar Rice Burroughs in Tarzan the Untamed.

It is bound in pigskin.–Holman Day in The Landloper.

Then they proceeded to play a merry game of football, using the bag, in which Gwawl was tied, as men in our day kick pigskin.–William Elliot Griffis in Welsh Fairy Tales.

When I was a student I owned a very old, thick Latin lexicon, ``Kirschii cornu copia,'' bound in wood covered with pigskin.–Hans Gross in Criminal Psychology.

He realized that he had wrapped himself up in the Pigskin without need, and that he could not well set himself right with his Government.–Rudyard Kipling in Plain Tales from the Hills.

Later it most likely reminds you of the pigskin.–Alfred Henry Lewis in Wolfville Days.

When the pulque's inside, they packs it, back down an' hung by all four laigs to the saddle, a pigskin on each side of the burro.–Alfred Henry Lewis in Wolfville Days.

But in strong gales the power of the Press collapses; it wheezes like a pricked pigskin of a piper.–George Meredith in Beauchamps Career, vol 6.

Nonfiction Usage

Script Usage

Oh, it was a most amazing game. The Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. The Giants triumphed by kicking a pigskin ball through a big "H". A most ripping victory!–David Sheffield in Coming to America

Journalism Usage

United States - News: September 11, 2002 — Headline: Arab Americans: We Are Not the Enemy. Excerpt: "Somebody showed me yesterday an e-mail that says a good Arab is a dead Arab wrapped in a pigskin. This is not the America that I like, this is not the America I believe in. My kids were born in this country, all they have from their Arab heritage is their name and whatever I teach them. I don't want them to be treated different from any American kid that was born here."

Patent Usage

Animal Chew Toy: Patented by Gary Hingst on July 28, 2003. Abstract: A chew toy (10) for a carnivorous domestic animal comprises a combination of rawhide (12) and pigskin (14) formed into a suitable shape, such as a bone, roll, donut, or various other shapes. The rawhide (12) and pigskin (14) are provided as sheets which are rolled or otherwise sandwiched together or otherwise intertwined to form a chew toy (10) having improved flavor and order, thereby encouraging the animal to chew on the toy.

• Preface iv
• Use in Literature 1
• Pigskin 1
• Nonfiction Usage 2
• Script Usage 2
• Journalism Usage 2
• Patent Usage 2
• Bibliographic Usage 2
• Encyclopedic Usage 7
• Lexicographic Usage 8
• Index 14