Scrimshaw

Quick meaning: Scrimshaw is a verb meaning To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.

Meaning

To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.

More Meanings

1. To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
2. (intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
3. To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
4. (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.
5. (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.

Example Sentences

Rooney got his skull exposed, doggone it Soon he's gonna get scrimshaw carved on it

Word Forms

• scrimshaws
• scrimshawing
• scrimshawed

Synonyms for scrimshaw

Depending on context, synonyms include scrimshander, scrimshandering.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scrimshander, skrimshank, skrimshander, scrim, scrawm, scramb.

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