Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who carves scrimshaw.
Wiktionary
- n. uncountable The manufacture of handcrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone.
- n. countable Someone who scrimshaws.
- v. To make an item of scrimshaw.
Etymologies
- Origin unknown. (Wiktionary)
- Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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hernesheir scrimshoner. Sep 24, 2011
palooka A person who carves scrimshaw. Apr 6, 2008