scrimshaw
/ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/
noun
- 1
The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
- 2
An item produced by scrimshaw.
verb
- 1
To make an item of scrimshaw.
- 2
To engrave fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, etc.).
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