goat·skin

[goht-skin]
noun
1.
the skin or hide of a goat.
2.
leather made from it.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see goat, skin

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goatskin (ˈɡəʊtˌskɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the hide of a goat
2.  a.  something made from the hide of a goat, such as leather or a container for wine
 b.  (as modifier): a goatskin rug

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Example sentences
The fellow was fixed all in furs, and because he was bald, he wore wrapped
  round his head a goatskin.
In the first part of the picture he wobbles about carrying a goatskin water bag.
Goatskin and other similar hides are included in this group.
The binding is of goatskin over wooden boards laced on three leather thongs.
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