pigskin

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Scope note
Use generally for the skin of the domestic pig. Use specifically for leather made from such skin, usually vegetable-tanned and having a characteristic grain pattern produced by the hair follicles which form roughly triangular groups of three.
pigskin
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024