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scrimshorn

scrimshorn is the archaic form of scrimshaw.

Meaning of scrimshaw

Noun

scrimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural scrimshaws)

  1. (also, attributive, countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
    • Rooney got his skull exposed, doggone it
      Soon he's gonna get scrimshaw carved on it2008, Neil Cicierega, “Modify”, in View-Monster, performed by Lemon Demon
    Synonyms:
    scrimshander, scrimshandy
  2. (also, attributive, uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.

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Questions about scrimshorn

What is scrimshorn the archaic form of?
Scrimshorn is the archaic form of scrimshaw.

Words near scrimshorn in the dictionary

  1. scrimshawer
  2. scrimshawers
  3. scrimshawing
  4. scrimshaws
  5. scrimshon
  6. scrimshorn
  7. scrimy
  8. scrinchy
  9. scrine
  10. scrines
  11. scringe

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