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scrimshandering

scrimshandering is the present participle and gerund of scrimshander.

Meaning of scrimshander

Verb

scrimshander (third-person singular simple present scrimshanders, present participle scrimshandering, simple past and past participle scrimshandered)

  1. Synonym of scrimshaw.
    • Moreover, he possesses a handsome army of scrimshandered chessmen whom we shall keep busy until either the Prophetess’s departure or the Nellie’s arrival.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    scrimshaw

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Questions about scrimshandering

What is scrimshandering the present participle and gerund of?
Scrimshandering is the present participle and gerund of scrimshander.

Words near scrimshandering in the dictionary

  1. scrimptions
  2. scrimpy
  3. scrims
  4. scrimshander
  5. scrimshandered
  6. scrimshandering
  7. scrimshanders
  8. scrimshank
  9. scrimshanked
  10. scrimshanker
  11. scrimshankers

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