shammy

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noun

Chamois leather.

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Meanings

shammy1

nounshammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)

plural shammies

  1. countableuncountableChamois leather.
  2. countableuncountableA cloth made of this leather.
verbshammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)

present singular third person shammies · participle present shammying · participle past shammied · past shammied

  1. transitiveTo clean with a chamois leather cloth.

shammy2

nounshammy (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableChampagne.

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

    1892, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches, page 53

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

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Broader
leather
Also see
chamoischamois leatherchampagne

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Dutch zeem, zeemleer
  • zeemchamois leather — see also chamois
  • zeemleerchamois leather — see also chamois
  • zeemcloth — see also chamois
  • zeemlapcloth — see also chamois
  • zeemvelcloth — see also chamois
Polish ircha, giemza
  • irchachamois leather — see also chamois
  • giemzacloth — see also chamois
  • szewrocloth — see also chamois
Russian за́мша
  • за́мша (zámša)chamois leather — see also chamois
Cite this entry
APA

shammy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shammy

MLA

“shammy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shammy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shammy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shammy.

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