Skin

Morpheme

Skin

Type

free base

Denotation

outer protective layer of the body, animal hide

Etymology

Middle English skyn, skinn, skinnen; Old English scinn; Old Norse skinn

Evidence

bearskin, buckskin, coonskin, deerskin, doeskin, foreskin, goatskin, grapeskin, lambskin, moleskin, nonskin, pigskin, ramskin, ratskin, sealskin, sharkskin, sheepskin, skinflint, skinfold, skinhead, skinless, skinnable, skinned, skinner, skinnery, skinnier, skinniest, skinnily, skinniness, skinning, skinny, skins, skinsuit, skinwalking, waterskin, wineskin