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(1):

(n.) A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.

(2):

(v. t.) To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scrimshaw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scrimshaw.html. 1828.
 
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