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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

He recalls that two men on Dennis's base visited the family, bringing a sheepskin as a gesture.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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

At nights, on the sheepskin Cheetah rug under the turquoise and orange blanket, I think of how to run away.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

As the value of wool is reduced to almost nothing, Eva and her husband test the market for tanned sheepskins, mounted rams’ heads and a turnip-based alcoholic drink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

When it was founded, in 1826, Pittards worked only with local Somerset sheepskins, but now it sources its skins from Ethiopia.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2018

At Eastwatch someone had sewn him a motley cloak of beaver pelts, sheepskins, and rabbit fur.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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