Waterskins

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Flexible containers made of animal hide or synthetic material used for carrying drinking water ; the plural form of a single container for holding water
2. Bags of leather or rubber that hold liquid for travel and drinking ; more than one such vessel, the form used when referring to several at once
3. Pouches sewn from hide or made from plastic for storing and transporting water ; the plural of the term for one such flexible vessel

Etymology: "Waterskins" is the plural of "waterskin", a word that is simply a compound of "water" and "skin": a container made from an animal's hide, used to carry liquid. The first element is the Old English "wæter" and the second is "skin", both native English words, so there is no foreign borrowing or hidden Latin story here. The compound describes exactly what it is: a skin that holds water.

Synonyms: water bag, bota