Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sheepskin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sheepskin \Sheep"skin`\, n.
1. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
2. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed
on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. [College
Cant]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sheepskin
n 1: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for
clothing [syn: {fleece}]
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {parchment},
{lambskin}]
3: a document certifying the successful completion of a course
of study [syn: {diploma}]
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