scrimshaw
(noun) a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scrimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural scrimshaws)
(uncountable) The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
(countable) An item produced by scrimshaw.
scrimshaw (third-person singular simple present scrimshaws, present participle scrimshawing, simple past and past participle scrimshawed)
(intransitive) To make an item of scrimshaw.
(transitive) To engrave fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary
Scrim"shaw`, v. t.
Definition: To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]
Scrim"shaw`, n.
Definition: A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
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