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scrimshander

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[skrim-shan-der] / ˈskrɪmˌʃæn dər /

noun

  1. a person who makes scrimshaw objects.

Etymology

Origin of scrimshander

First recorded in 1850–55; originally a U.S. nautical term; of unknown origin

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