wineskin

[ wahyn-skin ]
/ ˈwaɪnˌskɪn /

noun

a bag, usually of goatskin, for carrying wine and having a spigot from which one drinks.
Also called wine bag.

Origin of wineskin

First recorded in 1815–25; wine + skin

Words nearby wineskin

winepress, winery, winesap, winesburg, ohio, wineshop, wineskin, winetaster, winetasting, winey, winfield, winfred

Example sentences from the Web for wineskin

  • I am a wineskin squeezed dry; I am empty of all words and all passions; I am done!

    The Wolf Cub |Patrick Casey

  • The man-at-arms had dropped his wineskin in surprise and was staring at what was happening to his comrade.

    The Barbarians |John Sentry

  • "He went round with the wineskin, and filled our cups just as we sat down to breakfast," one of the men said.

    A Jacobite Exile |G. A. Henty

  • Thus, in the course of two days, he had turned this wineskin of a Tabary inside out.

    Familiar Studies of Men and Books |Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for wineskin

wineskin
/ (ˈwaɪnˌskɪn) /

noun

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