scrimshander

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/ˈskɹɪmʃændə/

noun

Someone who scrimshaws.

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scrimshaw
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Meanings

nounscrimshander (countable and uncountable, plural scrimshanders)

plural scrimshanders · alternative scrimshaw

  1. countableSomeone who scrimshaws.
  2. countableuncountableSynonym of scrimshaw (“manufacture of items by sailors from bone, etc”).

    Synonyms: scrimshaw

verbscrimshander (third-person singular simple present scrimshanders, present participle scrimshandering, simple past and past participle scrimshandered)

present singular third person scrimshanders · participle present scrimshandering · participle past scrimshandered · past scrimshandered · alternative scrimshaw

  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.

    2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN

    Synonyms: scrimshaw

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of scrimshaw (“manufacture of items by sailors from bone, etc”).

Similar
scrimshaw

verbSynonym of scrimshaw.

Similar
scrimshaw
Also see
scrimshaw

Origin

Unknown.

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APA

scrimshander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrimshander

MLA

“scrimshander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrimshander. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrimshander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrimshander.

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