Scrimshaw Definition
skrĭmshô
scrimshaws
noun
Intricate decoration and carving of bone, ivory, etc., as of whales and walruses, done esp. by sailors on long voyages.
Webster's New World
An article so made, or such articles collectively.
Webster's New World
(countable) An item produced by scrimshaw.
Wiktionary
verb
To decorate (whale ivory or whalebone) with intricate carvings or designs or make such designs.
American Heritage
To carve (shells, bone, etc.) in making scrimshaw.
Webster's New World
To make an item of scrimshaw.
Wiktionary
Origin of Scrimshaw
Probably from scrimshander
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown.
From Wiktionary
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