Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The skin of a dog, or the leather made from it: also applied to a kind of leather (sheepskin) not actually made of a dog's skin.
  • Made of the skin of a dog, or of the leather so called.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun leather made from the skin of a dog

Etymologies

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dog +‎ skin

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Examples

  • The entire mask is constructed of the best hardened wire, extra heavy padded with goat hair, and the padding faced with the best imported dogskin, which is impervious to perspiration, and always soft and pliable, each.

    Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 Henry Chadwick 1866

  • SPALDING'S SPECIAL LEAGUE MASK, used by all leading professional catchers, extra heavy wire, well padded with goat hair, and the padding faced with the best imported dogskin, which is impervious to perspiration, and retains its pliability and softness $3.50

    Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 Henry Chadwick 1866

  • He also had dogskin stockings and sealskin kamiks.

    The South Pole~ The End of the Winter 2009

  • I had the dogskin made into a pair of pistol-holsters, and looked so fierce, and got such a name for courage in our regiment, that when we had to meet the regulars, Bob Stubbs was always the man put forward to support the honor of the corps.

    The Fatal Boots 2006

  • And as the bobtailed, long-necked chestnut, trying to get his head, jerked the left hand, covered by a thick dogskin glove, the doctor raised his voice over the hedge:

    Amy Foster 2006

  • He tossed his dogskin coat into the bunk, lowered himself into the barrel chair, and droned on:

    Main Street 2004

  • The lesser sort appeared in yellow and black dogskin coats, but Kennicott was lordly in a long raccoon ulster and a new seal cap.

    Main Street 2004

  • Jim was alongside of mother by this time, lying down like a child on the old native dogskin rug that we tanned ourselves with wattle bark.

    Robbery Under Arms 2004

  • And he stretched out a ringed hand smelling of dogskin — he had driven himself round in his phaeton.

    On Forsyte 'Change 2004

  • Before a tar-paper shack, at a gateless gate, a man in rough brown dogskin coat and black plush cap with lappets was watching her.

    Main Street 2004

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