During that time, the captain of the San Antonio turned his ship around and sailed back to Spain â taking a good deal of the supplies with him. Magellan's fleet left Spain on Aug. 10, 1519. The ships passed through the Strait of Magellan on Oct. 21, 1520. Magellan was killed in the Philippines on April 27, 1521. The remaining two ships returned to Spain in September 1522 â three years and a month since the journey began.
plural sheepskins. Learner's definition of SHEEPSKIN. 1. [count, noncount] a : the skin of a sheep usually with the wool still on it. b : a type of leather made from the skin of a sheep. a bag/coat made of sheepskin.
The sheep (Ovis aries) is a quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries.