water-skin
Definition
Noun: - A container made from animal skin, used for holding and transporting water.
Usage Examples
- (A leather bag for water.)
- (A portable water container made of skin.)
Advanced Usage
- "to fill a water-skin": to prepare for a journey by obtaining water.
- Before setting out, he filled his water-skin at the oasis. (He put water into the leather container.)
Variants and Related Words
- Waterskin (n): an alternative spelling of "water-skin."
- He replaced his old waterskin with a new one. (A container for water made of skin.)
- Skin (n): the natural outer covering of an animal, often used to make containers.
- The bag was sewn from goat skin. (Animal hide used as material.)
- Water bottle (n): a modern container for drinking water, often made of plastic or metal.
- She refilled her water bottle at the fountain. (A contemporary alternative to a water-skin.)
Synonyms
- Leather flask: a small container made of leather for liquids.
- Canteen: a portable container for water, often made of metal or plastic in modern times.
Related Idioms
- "a skin of water": an archaic phrase meaning a water-skin filled with water.
- He offered a skin of water to the weary traveler. (A leather bag containing water.)