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skrimshanks

skrimshanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 skrimshanks

What is skrimshanks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skrimshanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skrimshank.

Words near skrimshanks in the dictionary

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

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