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SCRIMSHAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrimshaw mean?
• SCRIMSHAW (noun)
The noun SCRIMSHAW has 1 sense:
1. a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Familiarity information: SCRIMSHAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scrimshaw" is a kind of...):
carving (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)
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