Pigskin

Origin

From pig + skin.

The American (US) 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.

Full definition of pigskin

Noun

1. Leather made from the skin of a pig.
2. (US, slang) A football (see Etymology).

Anagrams

• spiking