Thesaurus: scrimshaw

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1. v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.
2. n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.
3. n. a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
4. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.] A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]
5. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and(usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant.U.S.]
6. n:100 n. a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers