Sheepskin (disambiguation)

Sheepskin (disambiguation)

Sheepskin is the hide of a sheep, sometimes also called lambskin or lambswool.

Sheepskin may also refer to:

* Parchment, a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin
** Diploma, originally made of sheepskin
*Sheepskin condom, condoms made from sheep intestines

ee also

*Operation Gladio, clandestine NATO "stay-behind" operation in Italy after World War II


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