Shamoy

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of chamois. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[H]e seldom donned his armour, substituted costly damask and silk for his war-worn shamoy doublet, and affected at his advanced time of life more gaiety of attire than his contemporaries remembered as distinguishing his early youth."

Verb
  1. 1
    To prepare leather by working oil into the skin.

Synonyms

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animalantelopearmadillobatbufferchammy

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"[H]e seldom donned his armour, substituted costly damask and silk for his war-worn shamoy doublet, and affected at his advanced time of life more gaiety of attire than his contemporaries remembered as distinguishing his early youth."

Etymology

From a phonetic spelling of chamois, a word borrowed from French.

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