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wine·skin

(wīn′skĭn′)

A bag, as of goatskin, used for holding and dispensing wine.

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wineskin

(ˈwaɪnˌskɪn)

(Brewing) the skin of a sheep or goat sewn up and used as a holder for wine

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wine•skin

(ˈwaɪnˌskɪn)

n.

a bag, usu. of goatskin, for carrying wine.

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wineskin - an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine

skin - a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal

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otre

wineskin

[ˈwaɪnskɪn] N → pellejo m, odre m

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wineskin

[ˈwaɪnˌskɪn] n → otre m

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