different between sheepskin vs capeskin

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sheep +? skin

sheepskin (countable and uncountable, plural sheepskins)

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
- 1891, Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction (volume 17, page 137)
  I confess to having felt a prejudice against sleeping in a bag, more especially a sheepskin bag, which would probably have a muttony odor; but it was pronounced to be the warmest and least cumbersome form of bedding we could have […]
(US, countable) A diploma.
(countable or uncountable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

Cape +? skin, after Cape Town in South Africa.

capeskin (countable and uncountable, plural capeskins)

A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
- 1943 United States Army. Quartermaster Corps - Q.M.C. Historical Studies
  At this time the Director of the WAAC recommended (1) a regulation dress glove of leather similar to capeskin to match the shoes in color, (2) a dress glove […]

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