DOGSKIN

Etymology

Noun

dogskin (countable and uncountable, plural dogskins)

Leather made from the skin of a dog, or from sheepskin in imitation of it.

Source: Wiktionary


Dog"skin, n.

Definition: The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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