The skin or hide of a dog, especially when used as leather for gloves, clothing, or other items.
Compound of 'dog' + 'skin.' Historically, dog leather was tanned and used for practical items, particularly gloves and bookbindings, in medieval and early modern Europe, though it was generally considered less desirable than other animal hides.
In medieval Europe, dogskin gloves actually indicated a person's status—the quality and tanning of dogskin showed you had access to skilled craftspeople, and it was specifically mentioned in sumptuary laws that controlled what different social classes could wear.
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