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leather
English
Etymology
From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-Germanic *leþr? (“leather”), borrowing from Proto-Celtic *?litro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl?tro-. Cognate with West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l?ð?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l?ð?/
- Rhymes: -?ð?(?)
Noun
leather (countable and uncountable, plural leathers)
- 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.
- (boxing) A punch.
- (dated, humorous) The skin.
Hyponyms
(types of leather): chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin, taw
Translations
Adjective
leather (not comparable)
- Made of leather.
- Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
Translations
Verb
leather (third-person singular simple present leathers, present participle leathering, simple past and past participle leathered)
- (transitive) To cover with leather.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
- (transitive) To beat with a leather belt or strap.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Tar Heel, Tarheel, haltere, lethera
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crippler
English
Etymology
cripple +? -er
Noun
crippler (plural cripplers)
- A person who, or thing which cripples.
- A corrugated board used to grain leather.
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
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