Scrimshaw
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Scrimshaws
- possessive
- Scrimshaw's
- pluralpossessive
- Scrimshaws'