sheepskin

[ sheep-skin ]
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noun
  1. the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.

  2. leather, parchment, or the like, made from the skin of sheep.

  1. Informal. a diploma.

adjective
  1. made from the skin of a sheep.

  2. (of a garment) lined with the skin of a sheep dressed with the wool on.

Origin of sheepskin

1
First recorded in 1150–1200, sheepskin is from the Middle English word shepskinn.See sheep, skin

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British Dictionary definitions for sheepskin

sheepskin

/ (ˈʃiːpˌskɪn) /


noun
    • the skin of a sheep, esp when used for clothing, etc, or with the fleece removed and used for parchment

    • (as modifier): a sheepskin coat

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