dongola kid

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dongola kid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dongola \Don"go*la\, n.
     1. A government of Upper Egypt.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. same as Dongola kid.
  
     Dongola kid, D. leather, leather made by the Dongola
        process.
  
     Dongola process, a process of tanning goatskin, and now
        also calfskin and sheepskin, with a combination of
        vegetable and mineral agents, so that it resembles kid.
  
     Dongola race, a boat race in which the crews are composed
        of a number of pairs, usually of men and women.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]