Dictionary.com
definitions

shammy

[ sham-ee ]
/ ˈʃæm i /
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR shammy ON THESAURUS.COM

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

chamois(defs 2–4, 6, 7).

RELATED WORDS

leather, cloth, skin, antelope, chammy

Nearby words

  1. shamir, yitzhak,
  2. shamisen,
  3. shammai,
  4. shammer,
  5. shammes,
  6. shamo,
  7. shamokin,
  8. shamoy,
  9. shampoo,
  10. shamrock
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shammy

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

    Pippin; A Wandering Flame|Laura E. Richards

  • 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

  • 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
British Dictionary definitions for shammy

shammy

/ (ˈʃæmɪ) /

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for shammy

shammy

n.

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper