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scrimshaw |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrimshaw \Scrim"shaw`\, v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scrimshaw \Scrim"shaw`\, n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like that is scrimshawed [Sailor's cant, U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scrimshaw n : an article carved or engraved from whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
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