scrimshaw

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/

Noun

scrimshaw noun

The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
An item produced by scrimshaw.

Verb

scrimshaw verb

To make an item of scrimshaw.
To engrave fanciful designs on (shells, whales' teeth, etc.).

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Synonyms

scrimshander skrimshank skrimshander scrim scrawm scramb scrat scrimshank scram scrapple scum scrunt scrutiny scrod scraffle scroddle

Associated

whaling whale carving ivory sperm nutrition tooth stoke carved teeth bone alaska

Rhymes

guffaw draw withdraw raw flaw in the raw claw chutzpah law paw

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