(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding. / (US, countable) A diploma.

An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals. / A facility providing such shelter.

A meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.

The pearl oyster.

(physics) the component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.

A publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a day's horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running.

A type of herding dog originating in areas around and in California.

Alternative spelling of sheikdom

The domain ruled by a sheik.

Doubled version of the sheet bend; a strong knot used to tie two ropes of different diameters together.