shammy

American  

[sham-ee] / ˈʃæm i /

noun

shammies plural

1. chamois.

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shammy British  

/ ˈʃæmɪ /

noun

1. Also called: shammy leather.  informal another word for chamois

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Etymology

Origin of shammy

C18: variant, influenced by the pronunciation, of _chamois

Example Sentences

“I always bring, and will certainly have my shammy, “Sammy” with me.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2016

“Only if you wear a shammy around your hairline. Did you wear a shammy?”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Josiah iled up the old double harness and washed the democrat off and rubbed it down with shammy skin till it shone like glass.

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta

Before "grounding," the taste of the ordinary customer, who likes a pretty white "shammy," is consulted by bleaching most of the skins with sulphur.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

There were advertisements in 1740 of "mourning shoes," "fine silk shoes," "flowered russet shoes," "white callimanco shoes," "black shammy shoes," "girls' flowered russet shoes," "shoes of black velvet, white damask, red morocco, and red everlasting."

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse