What is a shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.] called?
scrimshaw — A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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