shammy

[ sham-ee ]

noun

shammied shammyingplural: shammies

1. chamois ( defs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 ).

shammy

/ ˈʃæmɪ /

noun

1. See chamois
   informal.
   another word for chamois Also calledshammy leather

Word History and Origins

Origin of shammy¹

C18: variant, influenced by the pronunciation, of chamois

Example Sentences

Old Russell with a smeared shammy rag burnished again his gem, turned it and held it at the point of his Moses' beard.

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I'd lead him around among the neighbors and hire him out for fifty cents a day for general shammy-skin house-work.

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Here was the "shammy," and if he would excuse her, she would make up her rolls.

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That's what I have decided to call my shammy when I get him because he will wiggle.

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"I do-see-how-yood-make-that-shammy-useful," said Whistlebinkie.

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