ETYM Icel. skinn; akin to Swed. skinn, Dan. skind, as. scinn, German schined to skin.
1. An outer surface (usually thin).
2. The tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit; SYN. rind.
3. A person's skin regarded as their life.
4. A container for liquids that is made from the skin of an animal.