Hyphenation
pig·skinTurkish pronunciation
pîgskînPronunciation
/ˈpəgˌskən/ /ˈpɪɡˌskɪn/
Etymology
() {US} The American football is a direct descendant of the ball used in the game of rugby. The rugby ball originally was made of a pig's bladder with a leather cover; the earliest versions of the leather exterior sometimes were made of pigskin.