| NOUN | artifact | scrimshaw | a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers |
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| Sounds | skrih'mshao. | |
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| Rhymes | Shaw | |
| Meaning | A carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers. | |
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| Broader | carving | A sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone / stone) in order to create a desired shape |
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