Scrimshander

//ˈskɹɪmʃændə// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who scrimshaws. countable
  2. 2
    Synonym of scrimshaw (“manufacture of items by sailors from bone, etc”). countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of scrimshaw.

    "Moreover, he possesses a handsome army of scrimshandered chessmen whom we shall keep busy until either the Prophetess’s departure or the Nellie’s arrival."

Synonyms

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scrimshawscrimshaw

Example

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"Moreover, he possesses a handsome army of scrimshandered chessmen whom we shall keep busy until either the Prophetess’s departure or the Nellie’s arrival."

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