Bible Dictionaries
Scrimshaw
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scrimshaw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/scrimshaw.html. 1828.