[scrim.shaw] vb [origin unknown] vt (ca. 1826): to carve or engrave into scrimshaw ~ vi: to produce scrimshaw
[2]scrimshaw n (ca. 1864) 1: any of various carved or engraved articles made orig. by American whalers usu. from baleen or whale ivory
2: scrimshawed work
3: the art, practice, or technique of producing scrimshaw