pigskin

pigskin

1. slang An American football. (Once actually made of the hides of pigs.) Want to go out back and toss the pigskin around, Dad? I gave Jeff a pigskin for his birthday, but he just doesn't have any interest in sports.
2. slang The game of American football. Sundays are for sitting on the couch and watching some pigskin.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pigskin

n. a football. (Alludes to the covering on an American football.) Fred kicked the pigskin through the goal posts and won the game.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • toss back
  • throw around
  • Toss it!
  • toss out
  • toss out of
  • throw (something) back to (one)
  • fling (someone or something) around
  • fling around
  • go for a toss
  • toss away
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This explains why the weight average molar mass (Mw) and polydispersity index (PI) of the PhEur gelatin were respectively equal to 196,607 g/gmol and 2.92, while the Mw and PI of the Pigskin gelatin were respectively equal to 155,895 g/gmol and 3.04.
Apart from the pigskin itself, no other item is so inextricably linked to American football.
Enthusiastic young readers will see a football transform before your eyes from a melon-like ball crudely stitched together to the aerodynamic pigskin it is today; or watch as a quarterback evolves from a scrawny helmet-less player of the 1930s to a hulking play caller of the modern era.
At the beginning of every football season I have written a David-and-Goliath letter to commemorate the official gridiron slaughter of a minuscule school's squad by the University of Oregon's behemoth pigskin parade of semi-professionals.
As first prize, I won a beautiful pigskin case with make-up inside.
Tree 35 mm diameter pigskin explants were inoculated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA01) bacteria, and three additional 35 mm pigskin explants were inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus (SA35556) bacteria.
But after being spotted by Charnwood Athletic Club coach Joe McDonnell in December, Ruddock swapped tossing the pigskin for a pair of spikes and he hasn't looked back since.
It has been reported that some manufacturers choose to use pigskin as a main component in leather products.
Zippered sleeves reduce bulk at the wrists, an integrated safety harness access opening allows you to wear your harness under the jacket, and synthetic pigskin shoulders repel moisture.
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Tolley to be the first chair of the board of trustees of the Syracuse University Library Associates, was rebound through the generosity of the Library Associates in blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin by Roger Powell, the bookbinder chosen to rebind The Book of Kells at Trinity University Library in Dublin.) It is also our distinct pleasure to remind our readers that the design and typography of The Kelmscott Chaucer: A Census is the masterful handiwork of the former editor of Printing History, William S.
At the time, her choice of outfit - made from pigskin - meant palace staff struggled to pin the award on her clothing.
An ocelot fur coat and pigskin suitcase said to have been owned by the Gone with the Wind star has been snapped up at an auction.
[YES] WHY THEY'LL WIN: Implementing the Double Wing on offense, the Cavemen should be able to consistently get the pigskin into the end zone.
But it wasnat long before the playersa athleticism and pigskin prowess brought them respect.