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Webster 1913 Edition

Scrimshaw

Scrim′shawˊ

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Verb.

T.

To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.

[Sailor’s cant. U.S.]

Scrim′shawˊ

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Noun.

A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.

[Sailor's cant, U.S.]