fish skin

fish·skin

[fish-skin]
noun Slang.
1.
a condom.
2.
a dollar bill.

Origin:
1645–55, for literal sense; fish + skin

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fish skin n.
See ichthyosis.

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Fish skin is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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