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