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Definition of Scrimshaw
1. Noun. A carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers.
Definition of Scrimshaw
1. v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.
2. n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.
Definition of Scrimshaw
1. Noun. The manufacture of handicrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone. ¹
2. Noun. An item produced by scrimshaw. ¹
3. Verb. To make an item of scrimshaw. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrimshaw
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrimshaw
Literary usage of Scrimshaw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the by James Caulfield (1819)
"She was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Scrimshaw, ... Had Jane Scrimshaw kept a diary
of transactions ..."
2. The Cruise of the Cachalot Around the World After Sperm Whales by Frank Thomas Bullen (1899)
"... and placed at the disposa of anybody who wanted pieces of bone for " scrimshaw,'
or carved work. This is a very favorite pastime oi board whalers, ..."
3. The Mining Reports: A Series Containing the Cases on the Law of Mines Found by Robert Stewart Morrison, Emilio Dominguez De Soto (1884)
"Scrimshaw, 2 Salk. 573; Thimbleby v. Barron, 3 M. & "W. 210. In the present
instance, however, the proviso is incorporated in the covenant, and qualifies it ..."
4. Data Needs for Food Policy in Developing Countries: New Directions for by Joachim Von Braun (1993)
"... and Health Care Susan CM Scrimshaw INTRODUCTION Rapid anthropological assessment
procedures (RAP) are an adaptation of anthropological data-collection ..."
5. Folk Art Projects Around the World by Jill Norris (1997)
"England The art of scrimshaw was developed by American and ... The subjects of
most scrimshaw were nautical in nature - sailing ships, whales, birds, etc. ..."
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