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/ʃˈipskˌɪn/ Listen

noun

Sheepskin n.

The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.

A diploma; so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. (College Cant)

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Etymology of 'Sheepskin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... was too brittle to be folded or sewed, and therefore could not be bound into book form; it had to be rolled on rollers, and even then was liable to crack. It was far too perishable for bookmaking. Hence the old scribes turned to vellum, or sheepskin. But later, when the printing press came along, vellum became very unpopular indeed, because the grease in the skin spread the ink or else would not absorb it, and the harsh surface destroyed the type. Even had these difficulties not arisen, vellum ...

— Paul and the Printing Press • Sara Ware Bassett

... much-prized possession, for no other like it had ever been known in the village. The floor was covered with oilcloth, and a sheepskin rug lay upon the hearthstone, while white starched curtains draped the window. The getting of the waxcloth had been a wonderful event, and dozens of women had come from all over the village to stand in gaping admiration of its beauty. This was always ...

— The Underworld - The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner • James C. Welsh

... finished his breakfast and a morning watch, was just then taking a little nap on the port ward-room transom with his clothes and sea-boots still on. The active messenger shook him up too. The two officers made the deck together, one buttoning his blouse over a heavy sweater, the other a sheepskin coat over ...

— The U-boat hunters • James B. Connolly

... Large rugs of sheepskin, in white, crimson, or black, form comfortable and effective hearth-rugs for a drawing-room or dining-room. In the winter these may be removed and an ordinary woollen rug laid down as long as ...

— Enquire Within Upon Everything - The Great Victorian Domestic Standby • Anonymous

... replied Helgi, "leave early in the morning, though now I would fain stay longer. So you will soon forget the man in the sheepskin coat who so ...

— Vandrad the Viking - The Feud and the Spell • J. Storer Clouston

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