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Meaning of scrimshaw

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scrimshaw

Pronunciation:/ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/

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.).