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- [sheep-skin]
- /ˈʃipˌskɪn/
- /ˈʃiːp.skɪn/
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- [sheep-skin]
- /ˈʃipˌskɪn/
Definitions of sheepskin word
- noun sheepskin the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment. 1
- noun sheepskin leather, parchment, or the like, made from the skin of sheep. 1
- noun sheepskin Informal. a diploma. 1
- adjective sheepskin made from the skin of a sheep. 1
- adjective sheepskin (of a garment) lined with the skin of a sheep dressed with the wool on. 1
- noun sheepskin sheep's hide 1
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Origin of sheepskin
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
First recorded in 1150-1200, sheepskin is from the Middle English word shepskinn. See sheep, skin
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Parts of speech for Sheepskin
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sheepskin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sheepskin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sheepskin
noun sheepskin
- baccalaureate — The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries.
- cat-o'-nine-tails — a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- certification — a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
- degree — You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
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