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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Sheepskin tanned in oak- or larch-bark, and used for bookbinding, etc. It is distinguished from roan, which is tanned in sumac.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as basil, a sheepskin.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative form of basil (a tanned sheepskin)

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