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Scrimshaw

/ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/

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

📖 Definitions of "Scrimshaw"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    An item produced by scrimshaw.

verb
  1. 1

    To make an item of scrimshaw.

  2. 2

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

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