Definition of scrimshaw
English to English noun - a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
source: WordNet 3.0 - A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.
source: Webster 1913 verb - To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.
source: Webster 1913
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scrimshaw, scrimage, scrimmage, skirmish, sermonish, sour mash, scrummage, skrimmage, screenings, scoring, scranky, scrunch, scranch, serinus, surmise, scrawniness, syringa, scringe, scraunch, screwing
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