goatskin
part of speech
noun (goatskin, goatskins — often uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) The skin of a goat, often made into leather. tree →
2) Something made from goat leather, such as a bag, drum, or a container for water or wine. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and Bible lessons goatskin bottles carried water and wine; in music, many drums such as the djembe have goatskin tops. In art and design it is a soft leather for gloves and book covers. Phrases: goatskin drum, goatskin bag, goatskin leather.
examples
- The djembe drum has a goatskin top. tree →
- Travellers carried water in goatskin bags. tree →
- Her gloves are made of soft goatskin. tree →
- In the Bible story, Jacob wore goatskin on his arms. tree →
- The old book is bound in goatskin. tree →
- Goatskin is thinner than cowhide. tree →
- So she took a strong needle, and some tough thread, and sewed him up in the goatskin. tree →
note
One word: goat + skin. Usually uncountable when it means the material (made of goatskin), countable for one skin or bag (two goatskins). Vegetarians and vegans may avoid goatskin products.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «goatskin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.