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Shammy

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Chamois leather. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Champagne. slang, uncountable

    "Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits."

  3. 3
    a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin wordnet
  4. 4
    A cloth made of this leather. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To clean with a chamois leather cloth. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

Etymology 2

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

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