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Calfskin

[kaf-skin, kahf-]

calf·skin

[kaf-skin, kahf-]
noun
1.
the skin or hide of a calf.
2.
leather made from this skin.

Origin:
1580–90; calf1 + skin
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Calfskin is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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calfskin (ˈkɑːfˌskɪn)
 
n
1.  the skin or hide of a calf
2.  Also called: calf
 a.  fine leather made from this skin
 b.  (as modifier): calfskin boots

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