Bible Dictionaries
Sheepskin
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
(2):
(n.) A diploma; - so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sheepskin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sheepskin.html. 1828.