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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 scrim·shaw /ˈskrɪmˌʃɔ/
 (vt.)(vi.)彫刻(貝殼)彫刻(貝殼)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Scrim·shaw v. t. To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's cant. U.S.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Scrim·shaw, n. A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed. [Sailor's cant, U.S.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 scrimshaw
      n : a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus
          tusk, etc., usually by American whalers