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Leather vs Toadskin - What's the difference?

leather | toadskin |

As nouns the difference between leather and toadskin

is that leather is a tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used eg for clothing while toadskin is the skin of a toad, or leather made therefrom.

As an adjective leather

is made of leather.

As a verb leather

is to cover with leather.

leather

English

(wikipedia leather)

Noun

  • A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
  • A piece of the above used for polishing.
  • (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
  • (plural : leathers ) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
  • (baseball) A good defensive play
    • Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
  • (dated, humorous) The skin.

    • Hyponyms

    (types of leather) chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin

    Derived terms

    *stirrup leather : the strap which hangs the stirrup from the saddle.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of leather.
  • *
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  • Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with leather.
  • To strike forcefully.
    • He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

    Derived terms

    * hell-for-leather * leatherback * leatherette * leatherhead * leatherjacket * leather jacket * leather-lunged * leathern * leathery * wash-leather

    Anagrams

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    toadskin

    English

    Noun

    (s)
  • the skin of a toad, or leather made therefrom
  • * 2010 , Jim C. Hines, Red Hood's Revenge :
    • It was as though she wore a mask made from toadskins . Her clothes were crocodile skin the color of old tobacco, and she carried a staff of twisted driftwood.
    The Chinese use a preparation derived from toadskins , which they call senso, as a remedy for several sicknesses.