scrimshaw : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scrimshaw	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for scrimshaw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrimshaw n a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrimshaw \Scrim"shaw`\, v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scrimshaw \Scrim"shaw`\, n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]