sheepskin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sheepskin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sheepskin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sheepskin n tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing Synonym(s): sheepskin, fleece skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on Synonym(s): parchment, sheepskin, lambskin a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study Synonym(s): diploma, 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]