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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw.

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Examples

  • Fossilized mammoth ivory scrimshawed bracelets, $800 each.

    Okay, I guess they’re not endangered | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2007

  • This brought up the .357 Magnum S&W gun grips upon which I scrimshawed the om symbol.

    Gestalt Steve Perry 2007

  • So he had an Italian scabbard, a pistol with scrimshawed ivory grips, and a Mont Blanc pen that he kept in a pocket over his heart.

    The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994

  • So he had an Italian scabbard, a pistol with scrimshawed ivory grips, and a Mont Blanc pen that he kept in a pocket over his heart.

    The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994

  • So he had an Italian scabbard, a pistol with scrimshawed ivory grips, and a Mont Blanc pen that he kept in a pocket over his heart.

    The Body Farm Patricia Cornwell 1994

  • The scrimshawed one had been chattering away, tapping his articulated artwork on the wall as his helper translated into Trisk.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • The scrimshawed one leaned close to the pile and reached out to fondle the pieces with its tiny arms.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • Otto gets line around chocks forward and up around the scrimshawed railing of the yacht-then dashes aft, sneakers splashing, ribbed footprints left behind then rained out, to repeat the lashing there.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • Vendors sell items made from various parts of the animal, including jewelry made from the ivory elk teeth, scrimshawed antler knives, antler lamps, elk hide pillows, elk jerky and more.

    Default- News - USATODAY.com 2011

  • Inuit artists are legendary for their exquisite scrimshawed ivory engravings, beautiful whalebone crafts, and intricate soapstone carvings.

    The Toque 2009

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