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  • noun Plural form of calfskin.

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Examples

  • He still wears his black calfskins from his rocker days, along with some poet's frock.

    Second Skin Steve Garbarino 2012

  • He got out hides because it had to be done — goatskins and calfskins — steeped them in the river, laid them in bark, and tanned them after a fashion ready for shoes.

    The Growth of the Soil 2003

  • His trousers were black and practically new, and his feet were shod in shiny black boots, a pair of handmade calfskins that hugged his feet like a soft, silk glove fit a lady's hand.

    Wyoming Territory Merritt, Jackie 1997

  • I traced the shipment back to a cattle collective in Alma Ata, which had shipped on the same day my calfskins to Leningrad and soup tripe to Vogvozdino. '

    Gorky Park Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 1981

  • Finished calfskins, oak tanned (Chateau Renault) 12.4 0.33 3.59 46.74 36.94

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 Various

  • Others are put into wheels of chrome tan just as calfskins are.

    The Story of Leather Sara Ware Bassett 1920

  • Some of the very stiff calfskins, he discovered, were "dusted" or laid in bins of damp sawdust and softened before they were taken to the finishers.

    The Story of Leather Sara Ware Bassett 1920

  • "These fellows that you see are sorting the calfskins according to their weight," explained Carmachel.

    The Story of Leather Sara Ware Bassett 1920

  • Another thing the boys learned about sheepskins which was very different from the treatment of calfskins was that before the slats could be tanned they had to be put through a powerful press and have the grease squeezed out of them.

    The Story of Leather Sara Ware Bassett 1920

  • Some calfskins are finished this way too, as of course you know.

    The Story of Leather Sara Ware Bassett 1920

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