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Deerskin vs Ski - What's the difference?

deerskin | ski |

As nouns the difference between deerskin and ski

is that deerskin is (uncountable) leather made from deer hide while ski is ski.

As an adjective deerskin

is made from deer leather or hide.

deerskin

English

Alternative forms

* deer-skin

Adjective

(-)
  • Made from deer leather or hide.
    • Nichole wore a pair of deerskin gloves because she said she could feel more through them.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) Leather made from deer hide.
    • The moccasin maker had a pile of deer-skin on the table, waiting to be cut out.
  • (countable) The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.
    • The hunter exchanged twenty deerskins for a bottle of whiskey at the trading post.
  • (countable) An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
    • The trapper wore deerskins because they were softer than cow leather garments and rustled less than canvas.

    See also

    * buckskin * doeskin

    ski

    English

    (wikipedia ski)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow.
  • One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over water pulled by a boat.

    • Derived terms

    * jet ski * skier * skiing * ski pole * ski resort * ski school * ski slope

    Verb

  • To move on skis.
  • To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; travel on skis at (a place), especially as a sport.

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