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Wine skin

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wine⋅skin

[wahyn-skin]
–noun
a bag, usually of goatskin, for carrying wine and having a spigot from which one drinks.
Also called wine bag.


Origin:
1815–25; wine + skin
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wine·skin   (wīn'skĭn')   
n.  A bag made from the skin of a goat for example, and used for holding and dispensing wine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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