sheepskin
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈʃiːpˌskɪn/
- Archaic
:
diploma
- She proudly displayed her sheepskin during the graduation ceremony, signaling her achievement in engineering.
Examples
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I, uh, have a sheepskin that says I'm a geologist.
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It also seems that since there are so many college graduates, employers can require the sheepskin for jobs for which it normally wouldn't be required.
Blog text (16) -
I left all of that to Glenn, and it worked well enough, I suppose, until he got his sheepskin.
Fiction book (2001) -
I got a sheepskin from Howard U, and a bearskin from old Iron Cloud.
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The middle class is going to have to adapt and learn to check the job market before picking an education; especially before going into hock just to get a sheepskin!
Blog text (26) -
A proportion of the earnings gains may reflect the possession of a credential (a sheepskin effect) rather than necessarily any additional skills.
Academic text (2011) -
Teddy's fifth cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, got his sheepskin from Harvard in 1903, majoring in history.
Blog text (11) -
Many employers value a college sheepskin as proof of a candidate's commitment to their education.
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After years of hard work, receiving his sheepskin felt like a major milestone in his academic journey.
Synonyms
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2.3
A qualification given by a college or university after you finish study
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2.7
A document that proves something is true, like a qualification or ownership
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2.8
An official paper from a school or university that shows someone has finished a course of study
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8.3
A document that shows someone finished a course or training
A medieval university degree like a modern bachelor's degree
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sheepskin for a diploma comes from the old practice of writing important certificates on prepared sheep skin. That's why people still call a university certificate a sheepskin — it means an official 'certificate'.