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      leather
      noun
      A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
      (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
      A piece of the above used for polishing.
      (baseball) A good defensive play
      (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
      (boxing) A punch.
      A surname.
      Clipping of fruit leather. [Puréed fruit that has been poured on a flat surface to form a layer, then dehydrated, yielding a dry, thin, pliable food product that resembles a sheet of leather.]
      (dated, humorous) The skin.
      verb
      (transitive) To strike forcefully.
      (transitive) To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.
      (transitive) To cover with leather.
      (ambitransitive) To form a leathery surface (on).
      adjective
      Made of leather.
      Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
      Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic deviance.
      Synonyms for leather
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      Words related to leather
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