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scrimshaw的意思

scrimshaw

基本解释

n. 解闷手工

vt. 制作贝雕品;做解闷消遣的手工

n. (Scrimshaw)人名;(英)斯克林肖

英文词源

scrimshaw (n.)
1864, "A nautical word of unstable orthography" [Century Dictionary], back-formation from scrimshander ("Moby Dick," 1851), scrimshonting (1825), American English, of unknown origin. Scrimshaw is an English surname, attested from mid-12c., from Old French escremisseor "fencing-master."