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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

"With a wig and a moustache," he chortles, while wearing the sort of sheepskin coat that even Del Boy might have rejected on taste grounds.

From BBC ● May 13, 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

Then, after the bath, a warm drink with milk and herbs; and a new flannel nightdress with printed flowers and a scalloped hem, and sheepskin slippers dyed soft blue; and then bed.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Around 11, I tanned five sheepskins to make my first leather jacket.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

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

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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