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sheepskin

[sheep-skin] / ˈʃipˌskɪn /






NOUN
parchment
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Zanjani—a former sheepskin trader who became one of Iran’s wealthiest men and most famous sanctions busters—ratcheted up activity on Binance through his crypto firm, Zedcex, in 2024, Binance compliance reports show.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The move lower came even though Deckers, the brand behind Hoka running shoes and Ugg sheepskin boots, beat Wall Street’s earnings and revenue targets for the quarter ended Sept. 30.

From Barron's Oct. 24, 2025

In the converted barn's main room, Elizabethan ballads drifted through smoke-thick air as someone scattered chrysanthemum petals across a sheepskin rug.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2025

Chused has used oversized leather club chairs draped with sheepskin to create nests by the fireplace.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2024

An infant, bawling deafeningly, was loosely swathed with a piece of sheepskin onto her back.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The display was a jumbled homage to Khinalig’s warrior-shepherd culture: dusty clay pots, carpet-weaving supplies, rusted scimitars and sheepskins.

From Washington Post Jan. 14, 2022

They can also swim, drink, play Ludo and shop for sheepskins.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2021

He then moved on to work with Tescan, a processor of sheepskins, but found himself out of work when the firm closed in 1981.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2018

The room has pine benches that are topped with Faroese sheepskins: off-white, brown, black, and almost mauve.

From The New Yorker Jun. 11, 2018

On this he rose and placed the bed of balsam near the fire, strewing sheepskins on top, and skins of goats.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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