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skrimshank

skrimshank verb: synonym of scrimshaw. Also the alternative form of scrimshank.

Verb

skrimshank (third-person singular simple present skrimshanks, present participle skrimshanking, simple past and past participle skrimshanked)

  1. (rare) Synonym of scrimshaw.
    • Typically the product of whalers while 'skrimshanking' (a term not necessarily referring to activities during idle periods on board but also to making articles for ship's use, such as tool handles, […]) […]2008, John Bannister, Great Whales, CSIRO PUBLISHING, →ISBN, page 12
    Synonyms:
    scrimshaw

Also used as

skrimshank is also the alternative form of scrimshank.

Synonyms of skrimshank

Forms of skrimshank

third-person singular presentskrimshanks
present participleskrimshanking
past participleskrimshanked
pastskrimshanked

Questions about skrimshank

What does skrimshank mean?
Skrimshank means synonym of scrimshaw.
What part of speech is skrimshank?
Skrimshank is a verb.
What is the past tense of skrimshank?
The past tense of skrimshank is skrimshanked.

Words near skrimshank in the dictionary

  1. skrims
  2. skrimshander
  3. skrimshandered
  4. skrimshandering
  5. skrimshanders
  6. skrimshank
  7. skrimshanked
  8. skrimshanker
  9. skrimshankers
  10. skrimshanking
  11. skrimshanks

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