noun. The skin of a sheep either tanned with the fleece left on or in the form of leather or parchment.

noun. A diploma.

noun. The skin of a sheep; especially, such a skin dressed or preserved with the wool on, and used as a garment in many parts of Europe, as by peasants, shepherds, etc.

noun. Leather made from the skin of a sheep. See sheep, 2.

noun. A diploma, deed, or the like engrossed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.

noun. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.

noun. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.

noun. The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding

noun. A diploma

noun. The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs etc

noun. a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

noun. tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

noun. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

"One would have thought that the rise in the value of a sheepskin from a 30% lifetime wage premium over a high-school diploma in 1975 to a 90% premium in 2005 would have called forth an extraordinary wave of public support and public funding for investment in education that would have pushed that premium down somewhat: lots more Americans should be getting a higher education now than were getting one in the mid-1970s."

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