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SCRIMSHAW
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scrimshaw" is a kind of...):
carving (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)
II. (verb)
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Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb scrimshaw
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