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sheepskin

[sheep-skin]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
leather, parchment, or the like, made from the skin of sheep.
Informal., a diploma.

adjective

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

sheepskin

/ ˈʃiːpˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a sheep, esp when used for clothing, etc, or with the fleece removed and used for parchment
2. ( as modifier )
  a sheepskin coat

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepskin¹

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

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Example Sentences

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He recalls that two men on Dennis's base visited the family, bringing a sheepskin as a gesture.

From BBC

In the converted barn's main room, Elizabethan ballads drifted through smoke-thick air as someone scattered chrysanthemum petals across a sheepskin rug.

From Salon

He also had custom sheepskin chair covers for the front and back.

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Chused has used oversized leather club chairs draped with sheepskin to create nests by the fireplace.

From Seattle Times

Around 11, I tanned five sheepskins to make my first leather jacket.

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