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skrimshanking

skrimshanking is the present participle and gerund of skrimshank.

Meaning of skrimshank

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

Questions about skrimshanking

What is skrimshanking the present participle and gerund of?
Skrimshanking is the present participle and gerund of skrimshank.

Words near skrimshanking in the dictionary

  1. skrimshanders
  2. skrimshank
  3. skrimshanked
  4. skrimshanker
  5. skrimshankers
  6. skrimshanking
  7. skrimshanks
  8. Skrimshire
  9. Skrine
  10. Skrines
  11. skringe

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