leather

About 11.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. 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.
2. noun A piece of the above used for polishing.
3. noun A cricket ball or football.
4. noun (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
5. noun A good defensive play

   Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.

6. noun A punch.
7. noun The skin.
8. noun Clipping of fruit leather.

Similar words

leathery coriaceous tough tanning fur skin hat oxhide dustpan shovel

Often followed by

and jacket goods shoes or boots chair belt is

Word family

leathered leathering leatherlike leathers