SCRIMSHAW


Meaning of SCRIMSHAW in English

n.

Function: noun

Date: circa 1864

1 : any of various carved or engraved articles made orig. by American whalers usually from baleen or whale ivory

2 : scrimshawed work

3 : the art, practice, or technique of producing scrimshaw

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