Pigskin: alternatives and connections

An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem, them.

A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.

Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.

A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.].

To fall in or down; as, the sand bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to give way; to yield in a disputed matter.

Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloq…

A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.

To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's style of writing.

Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and observations; informal dialogue.

A colloquial euphemism for Damn.

The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and end…

A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War.

A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any c…

the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker

Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.

To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a sad…

To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log.