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sheepskin

English

Etymology

sheep +? skin

Noun

sheepskin (countable and uncountable, plural sheepskins)

  1. (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 […]
  2. (US, countable) A diploma.
  3. (countable or uncountable) The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

Hyponyms

  • skin

Translations

References

  • OED

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chuba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan ????? (phyu pa). Doublet of jupe and jubbah.

Noun

chuba (plural chubas)

  1. a long sheepskin coat made of thick wool, worn by Tibetans.

Swazi

Verb

-chuba

  1. to drive, to continue with

Inflection

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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-chuba?

  1. (transitive) to peel
    Synonyms: -hluba, -kela

Inflection

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