shammy

[sham-ee]

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noun, plural sham·mies, verb, sham·mied, sham·my·ing.

chamois(defs 2–4, 6, 7).

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Related Words for shammy

leather, cloth, skin, antelope, shammy, chammy

Examples from the Web for shammy

Historical Examples of shammy

Here was the "shammy," and if he would excuse her, she would make up her rolls.
Pippin; A Wandering Flame
Laura E. Richards
That's what I have decided to call my shammy when I get him because he will wiggle.
Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad
John Kendrick Bangs
Josiah iled up the old double harness and washed the democrat off and rubbed it down with shammy skin till it shone like glass.
Samantha at Coney Island
Marietta Holley

British Dictionary definitions for shammy

shammy

noun plural -mies

informal another word for chamois (def. 3) Also called: shammy leather

Word Origin for shammy

C18: variant, influenced by the pronunciation, of chamois

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Word Origin and History for shammy

1650s, phonetic spelling of chamois. Other bungled spellings include shambo (1610s), shamois, shamoys, shammies. Cf. shay from chaise; shappo (1700) for chapeau; shapperoon (1620s) for chaperon.