Sheepskin
['ʃiːpskɪn] or ['ʃipskɪn]
Definition
(noun.) tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing.
Editor: Rosanne--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
(n.) A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.
Typist: Vance
Examples
- Stuff and sew this piece of sheepskin for me, while I get the paper ready for the printing. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He heard the sheepskin crackle as he rested his weight on his feet. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The sheepskin was fresh dried and not tanned and as Robert Jordan rested his stocking feet on it he could feel it crackle like parchment. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- What an excellent device, said he, the use of a sheepskin for carriages. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Maria brought him a sheepskin and put it on the dirt floor of the cave. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typed by Aldo