sheepskin
Americannoun
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the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
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leather, parchment, or the like, made from the skin of sheep.
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Informal. a diploma.
adjective
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made from the skin of a sheep.
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(of a garment) lined with the skin of a sheep dressed with the wool on.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sheepskin
First recorded in 1150–1200, sheepskin is from the Middle English word shepskinn. See sheep, skin
Example Sentences
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Among this summer’s newest entrants are Balenciaga and Overland Sheepskin Co.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest Bill Callahan Farewell, misanthropy, hello happiness: Callahan’s sixth album under his own name was no less than one of the most unexpected turnarounds in American music.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019
Instead, the roving folk troubadour made an album — “Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest,” released in June — that charted the growth of the familial roots he laid down following his 2014 wedding.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2019
“Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest” was recorded in Austin, at a studio near Callahan’s house.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 3, 2019
"I said I was not ignorant of misfortune myself, and had learned to succor the miserable, and that's not your trade, Mr. Sheepskin," said the trooper.
From Boys and girls from Thackeray by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson
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