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Sheepskin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: lambskin"

  2. 2
    a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study wordnet
  3. 3
    The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.; The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on wordnet
  5. 5
    A diploma, especially the one representing a university or college degree. US, countable

    "[…] he took his sheepskin with a bow and a gesture that extinguished several of his companions;"

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  1. 6
    tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing wordnet

Etymology

From sheep + skin.

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