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deerskin.

Leather made from deer hide.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Leather made from deer hide.

    uncountable
    The moccasin maker had a pile of deerskin on the table, waiting to be cut out.
    Nichole wore a pair of deerskin gloves because she said she could feel more through them.
  2. The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.

    countable
    The hunter exchanged twenty deerskins for a bottle of whiskey at the trading post.
  3. An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.

    countable
    The trapper wore deerskins because they were softer than cow leather garments and rustled less than canvas.
Where this word comes from

From deer + skin.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.