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sheepskin
noun 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
fine, shaggy
VERB + SHEEPSKIN
means, took
SHEEPSKIN + NOUN
bag, berber, bow, goat, rug, skin
PREP.
in, in, with
ADV.
especially, mischievously
Definitions
noun
1
The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
Near-synonym: lambskin
I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome form of bedding we could have […]
2
The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
3
A diploma, especially the one representing a university or college degree.
[…] he took his sheepskin with a bow and a gesture that extinguished several of his companions;
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Near-synonym: lambskin
Wiktionary02
I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome
Wiktionary03
[…] he took his sheepskin with a bow and a gesture that extinguished several of his companions;
Wiktionary04
"Alemsir" means sheepskin in Berber.
Tatoeba · #878058205
The waterskin is a sheepskin or goat skin sewn in the shape of a bag and serving as a receptacle.
Tatoeba · #1001674306
Sitting on the sleigh, wrapped in a shaggy sheepskin coat, was a red-haired man.
Tatoeba · #10519912Usage Notes
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