Canepin is a fine leather made from the epidermis of sheep and goats.[1][2] It is used to make women's gloves and to test the quality of scalpels.[3][4][5] The word comes from the French word canepin (pronounced [kanəpɛ̃]), meaning "skin".[6][7]

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  1. ^ "Definition of CANEPIN". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Accueil". Alembert. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ "canepin definition - French definition dictionary - Reverso". dictionary.reverso.net. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Littré - canepin - définition, citations, étymologie". www.littre.org. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Søgeord: Samfund,_jura_og_politik Sprog Fremmedord c-ck canepin - Gyldendal - Den Store Danske". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ "canepin - Dictionnaire Français-Espagnol WordReference.com". www.wordreference.com (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2022.