scrimshaw
/ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/ · noun
Meaning
- The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
- An item produced by scrimshaw.
- To make an item of scrimshaw.
- To engrave fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, etc.).
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