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Meaning of scrimshander

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scrimshander

Pronunciation:/ˈskɹɪmʃændə/

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone who scrimshaws.

noun

Definitions

  1. The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.

  2. An item produced by scrimshaw.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make an item of scrimshaw.

  2. To engrave fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, etc.).