What are Deacon skins?

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I know that Deacon skins come from the farm. I think they are cow skins. No one I know who lives on a farm knows what they are. What are Deacon skins?

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[+2] - contrex - 06/27/2009a skin from a calf less than 8 pounds weight (a "deacon")
[+2] - contrex - 06/27/2009The term "deacon calf" is usually applied to a calf that was stillborn or died very young. The Oxford English Dictionary defines deacon calf as "a very young or aborted calf, or its...
[+2] - contrex - 06/27/2009[quote="woollcott"]No one I know who lives on a farm knows what they are.[/quote] Maybe they are nervous about telling you where they come from.
[+1] - Woollcott - 06/27/2009By George! I think you got it right! Many, Many thanks!!

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a skin from a calf less than 8 pounds weight (a "deacon")

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@contrex,

The term "deacon calf" is usually applied to a calf that was stillborn or died very young. The Oxford English Dictionary defines deacon calf as "a very young or aborted calf, or its hide".

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@contrex,

woollcott wrote:

No one I know who lives on a farm knows what they are.

Maybe they are nervous about telling you where they come from.

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@contrex,

By George! I think you got it right! Many, Many thanks!!

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