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Shamoy

noun, verb

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.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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