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DEERSKIN
deerskin
(noun) leather from the hide of a deer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deerskin (countable and uncountable, plural deerskins)
(uncountable) Leather made from deer hide.
(countable) The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.
(countable) An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
Hyponyms
• skin
Source: Wiktionary
Deer"skin`, n.
Definition: The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it. Hakluyt. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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