scrimshawn.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪmʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪmˌʃɔ/,

/ˈskrɪmˌʃɑ/

Forms: see scrimshaw v.

Etymology: Apparently < scrimshaw v. Compare earlier scrimshawing n. and later scrimshander n.Attested in a wide variety of forms in the 19th and early 20th centuries (see forms at scrimshaw v.); scrimshaw is now the most common form.

Originally U.S. Nautical.

1. The art or practice of making small articles from whalebone or whales' teeth, carried out by seamen employed on whaling ships as a means of passing the time during long voyages. Cf. scrimshaw work n. (b) at Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1846 J. F. Akin Jrnl. 8 Sept. (New Bedford Whaling Mus., Mass., KWM #407) This season there has been not much done but (scrimshont) as it is called.

1897 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 790 Our carpenter was a famous workman at ‘scrimshaw’, and he started half a dozen walking-sticks forthwith.

1949 A. E. Ford Pict. Folk Art 29/1 The jaw-pan was sawed up into pieces which were handed out..to the crew for a try at scrimshaw.

1987 J. Barth Tidewater Tales (1988) 145 The age of word-processor technology is upon us, about to make writing..as quaint a handicraft as fletching or scrimshaw.

2000 Cruising World May 43/1 We assumed that life on a boat would teach us ultimate patience, with perhaps a desire to take up scrimshaw, but instead we now feel like wolves in a cage.

2. Small articles, typically of ivory or bone, decorated with engraved designs, originally produced (esp. from whalebone or whales' teeth) by seamen employed on whaling ships, as a means of passing the time during long voyages. Cf. scrimshaw work n. (a) at Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > scrimshaw > [noun]

scrimshawing1844

skimshander1850

scrimshander1851

scrimshaw1864

scrimshaw work1864

scrimshandy1883

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 223 Scrimshaw, anything made by sailors for themselves in their leisure hours at sea, is termed Scrimshaw-work.

1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ viii. 83 The great jaw-pans were sawn off, and placed at the disposal of anybody who wanted pieces of bone for ‘scrimshaw’, or carved work.

1921 Mus. Brooklyn Inst. Arts & Sci. Rep. 1920 13 A second gift is that of a model ship hull, ship's papers, and several pieces of scrimshaw, from the Haslett Bequest.

1985 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Telegr. 17 Nov. g7/4 Jiranek..makes contemporary scrimshaw from elephant ivory, steer horn, American buffalo horn and elk antler.

2014 S. Montefiore Beekeeper's Daughter (2015) 375 Big liked to support local craftsmen and her house was full of baskets, scrimshaw and painted antique furniture.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1928 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 18 May 12/2 Teeth of the sperm whale are the surfaces most sought after and used by the scrimshaw artist.

1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 201 Narwhal's horns on which the scrimshaw worker was cutting crude designs of rope, sennits, ladies, hearts, arrows and clipper-ships.

1972 Times 16 Sept. 10/1 ‘Scrimshaw’ stoppers, worked by sailors on whalebone.

1992 Inuit Art Q. Fall 57/3 Earrings with inked scrimshaw drawings.

2006 Daily Tel. 21 Apr. 14/6 A whale's tooth..engraved by the American scrimshaw specialist Edward Burdett is expected to fetch up to £56,000 at auction in the US.

C2.

scrimshaw work n. (a) articles decorated with engraved designs; = sense 2; (b) the practice of making such articles; = sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > scrimshaw > [noun]

scrimshawing1844

skimshander1850

scrimshander1851

scrimshaw1864

scrimshaw work1864

scrimshandy1883

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 223 Scrimshaw, anything made by sailors for themselves in their leisure hours at sea, is termed Scrimshaw-work.

1895 Boston Sunday Globe 15 Dec. 2/4 The [whale]bone..was dumped over the side as waste, or only saved by the sailors for ‘scrimshaw work’, as they termed their employment in idle hours.

1915 Proc. Nantucket Hist. Assoc. 21 14 The ‘scrimshont’ work still continues to come in and we have added..seven more specimens of the industry of our whalemen.

1954 Times 10 Apr. 7/6 The carving, whittling, and scrimshaw work of the sailors.

2003 D. Darom Art & Design in Mod. Custom Folding Knives 45 Linda Karst Stone has over twenty-five years experience in producing scrimshaw work for collectors around the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scrimshawv.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪmʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪmˌʃɔ/,

/ˈskrɪmˌʃɑ/

Forms:

α. 1800s schrimpshot, 1800s schrimshant, 1800s scrimpshont, 1800s skimshont, 1800s skrimschont, 1800s skrimshont, 1800s– scrimshand, 1800s– scrimshant, 1800s– scrimshont.

β. 1800s schrimshaw, 1800s scrimpshaw, 1800s scrimschaw, 1800s scrimshan (present participle, nonstandard), 1800s– scrimshaw, 1900s– scimshaw, 1900s– skimshaw.

γ. 1800s schrimpschong, 1800s schrimpshong, 1800s schrimshorn, 1800s schrimson, 1800s scrimshan, 1800s scrimshion, 1800s scrimshone, 1800s scrimshorn, 1800s scrimson, 1800s scrinshorn, 1800s skrimshong, 1800s squimshon, 1800s squimson, 1800s– scrimshawn, 1800s– scrimshon, 1800s– scrimshong, 1800s– skrimshon.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.Various suggestions have been offered as to the origin of the word, none of which is convincing; for a full discussion see E. N. Flayderman Scrimshaw & Scrimshanders (1972) 4–6. In β. forms perhaps influenced by the surname Scrimshaw. The γ. forms perhaps arose partly by misapprehension of present participle forms of the β. forms (compare e.g. quot. 1836 at sense 1). Attested in a wide variety of forms in the 19th and early 20th centuries; scrimshaw is now the most common form.

Originally U.S. Nautical.

1. intransitive. To produce small decorative, carved or engraved articles, typically from ivory or bone (originally esp. from whalebone or whales' teeth). In early use frequently in present participle. Cf. scrimshaw n. 2.Originally as practised by seamen employed on whaling ships: the men were encouraged to scrimshaw once normal duties were completed, as a means of passing the time during long voyages.

ΚΠ

1821 O. Luce Log of ‘Orion’ 14 Mar. in R. C. Malley Graven by Fishermen Themselves (1983) 16/2 Light breezes and pleasant weather. All hands employed scrimshonting. So ends this day.

1836 W. H. Reynard Log of ‘Abigail’ in Amer. Neptune Apr. 102 Work all dun. An idle head is a workshop for the devil. Employed scrimshan.

1840 in Amer. Neptune (1952) Apr. 103 All hands employed scrimshorning.

1874 W. M. Davis Nimrod of Sea 199 We spend the day very quietly; a few men write or draw; some scrimshone, or carve keepsakes for friends from bone of the whale's jaw, the ivory of the teeth, or the rich woods and mother-of-pearl found on the islands.

1874 C. M. Scammon Marine Mammals N. Amer. 311/2 (gloss.) To scrimshaw..is to execute any piece of ingenious mechanical work. It is applied particularly to polishing and engraving upon whalebone or whale's teeth, or manufacturing fancy articles from the same materials.

1905 J. F. Beane From Forecastle to Cabin ix. 117 We ‘gammoned’ and ‘scrimshoned’, sung songs and spun yarns.., stood our lookout, rain or shine, captured a whale now and then.

1982 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pa.) 21 July (Advertiser section) g/3 Bredengerd learned to scrimshaw ‘three or four years ago’ when he apprenticed to a silversmith in Denver.

2010 J. Kertzman Knives 2011 29 When I began to scrimshaw, I had the goal of achieving the best technique.

2. transitive. To produce (a small decorative article) by carving or engraving ivory, bone, etc. (originally esp. whalebone or whales' teeth); cf. scrimshaw n. 2. Also: to carve or engrave (bone, an item, etc.) with a decorative design or designs; to engrave or carve (an image) on something.See note at sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > scrimshaw > carve as scrimshaw [verb (transitive)]

scrimshaw1849

1849 T. R. Hawley Diary in Oakland (Calif.) Tribune (1949) 14 Aug. 1 c/5 They scrimshawed thimbles from whales' teeth.

1860–4 in Log of Mystic Seaport (1988) 41 65/1 A box to be scrimshoned.

1876 Brownstown (Indiana) Banner 21 Dec. We had been ‘scrimshawing’ whalebone ever since the sun had set.

1922 Antiques June 260/1 Perhaps..the cave dwellers of an age long passed scrimshawed the tusks of the mammoth.

1963 Weirton (W. Va.) Daily Times 4 Jan. 4/4 The news stories said Jackie Kennedy had had her gift scrimshawed with the Presidential Seal.

1995 J. Miller Island of Greasy Luck xii. 102 Jeremy eyed the ivory in Captain Yates' quarters. ‘Father, may I scrimshant a Christmas gift for mother?’ he asked.

1998 P. Muldoon Hay 60 A hammock at dusk. I scrimshaw a narwhal hunt On a narwhal tusk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	scrimshaw
释义	scrimshawn. Brit. /ˈskrɪmʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈskrɪmˌʃɔ/, /ˈskrɪmˌʃɑ/ Forms: see scrimshaw v. Etymology: Apparently < scrimshaw v. Compare earlier scrimshawing n. and later scrimshander n.Attested in a wide variety of forms in the 19th and early 20th centuries (see forms at scrimshaw v.); scrimshaw is now the most common form. Originally U.S. Nautical. 1. The art or practice of making small articles from whalebone or whales' teeth, carried out by seamen employed on whaling ships as a means of passing the time during long voyages. Cf. scrimshaw work n. (b) at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1846 J. F. Akin Jrnl. 8 Sept. (New Bedford Whaling Mus., Mass., KWM #407) This season there has been not much done but (scrimshont) as it is called. 1897 Cornhill Mag. Dec. 790 Our carpenter was a famous workman at ‘scrimshaw’, and he started half a dozen walking-sticks forthwith. 1949 A. E. Ford Pict. Folk Art 29/1 The jaw-pan was sawed up into pieces which were handed out..to the crew for a try at scrimshaw. 1987 J. Barth Tidewater Tales (1988) 145 The age of word-processor technology is upon us, about to make writing..as quaint a handicraft as fletching or scrimshaw. 2000 Cruising World May 43/1 We assumed that life on a boat would teach us ultimate patience, with perhaps a desire to take up scrimshaw, but instead we now feel like wolves in a cage. 2. Small articles, typically of ivory or bone, decorated with engraved designs, originally produced (esp. from whalebone or whales' teeth) by seamen employed on whaling ships, as a means of passing the time during long voyages. Cf. scrimshaw work n. (a) at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > scrimshaw > [noun] scrimshawing1844 skimshander1850 scrimshander1851 scrimshaw1864 scrimshaw work1864 scrimshandy1883 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 223 Scrimshaw, anything made by sailors for themselves in their leisure hours at sea, is termed Scrimshaw-work. 1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ viii. 83 The great jaw-pans were sawn off, and placed at the disposal of anybody who wanted pieces of bone for ‘scrimshaw’, or carved work. 1921 Mus. Brooklyn Inst. Arts & Sci. Rep. 1920 13 A second gift is that of a model ship hull, ship's papers, and several pieces of scrimshaw, from the Haslett Bequest. 1985 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Telegr. 17 Nov. g7/4 Jiranek..makes contemporary scrimshaw from elephant ivory, steer horn, American buffalo horn and elk antler. 2014 S. Montefiore Beekeeper's Daughter (2015) 375 Big liked to support local craftsmen and her house was full of baskets, scrimshaw and painted antique furniture. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1928 Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania) 18 May 12/2 Teeth of the sperm whale are the surfaces most sought after and used by the scrimshaw artist. 1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 201 Narwhal's horns on which the scrimshaw worker was cutting crude designs of rope, sennits, ladies, hearts, arrows and clipper-ships. 1972 Times 16 Sept. 10/1 ‘Scrimshaw’ stoppers, worked by sailors on whalebone. 1992 Inuit Art Q. Fall 57/3 Earrings with inked scrimshaw drawings. 2006 Daily Tel. 21 Apr. 14/6 A whale's tooth..engraved by the American scrimshaw specialist Edward Burdett is expected to fetch up to £56,000 at auction in the US. C2. scrimshaw work n. (a) articles decorated with engraved designs; = sense 2; (b) the practice of making such articles; = sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > scrimshaw > [noun] scrimshawing1844 skimshander1850 scrimshander1851 scrimshaw1864 scrimshaw work1864 scrimshandy1883 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 223 Scrimshaw, anything made by sailors for themselves in their leisure hours at sea, is termed Scrimshaw-work. 1895 Boston Sunday Globe 15 Dec. 2/4 The [whale]bone..was dumped over the side as waste, or only saved by the sailors for ‘scrimshaw work’, as they termed their employment in idle hours. 1915 Proc. Nantucket Hist. Assoc. 21 14 The ‘scrimshont’ work still continues to come in and we have added..seven more specimens of the industry of our whalemen. 1954 Times 10 Apr. 7/6 The carving, whittling, and scrimshaw work of the sailors. 2003 D. Darom Art & Design in Mod. Custom Folding Knives 45 Linda Karst Stone has over twenty-five years experience in producing scrimshaw work for collectors around the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scrimshawv. Brit. /ˈskrɪmʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈskrɪmˌʃɔ/, /ˈskrɪmˌʃɑ/ Forms: α. 1800s schrimpshot, 1800s schrimshant, 1800s scrimpshont, 1800s skimshont, 1800s skrimschont, 1800s skrimshont, 1800s– scrimshand, 1800s– scrimshant, 1800s– scrimshont. β. 1800s schrimshaw, 1800s scrimpshaw, 1800s scrimschaw, 1800s scrimshan (present participle, nonstandard), 1800s– scrimshaw, 1900s– scimshaw, 1900s– skimshaw. γ. 1800s schrimpschong, 1800s schrimpshong, 1800s schrimshorn, 1800s schrimson, 1800s scrimshan, 1800s scrimshion, 1800s scrimshone, 1800s scrimshorn, 1800s scrimson, 1800s scrinshorn, 1800s skrimshong, 1800s squimshon, 1800s squimson, 1800s– scrimshawn, 1800s– scrimshon, 1800s– scrimshong, 1800s– skrimshon. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.Various suggestions have been offered as to the origin of the word, none of which is convincing; for a full discussion see E. N. Flayderman Scrimshaw & Scrimshanders (1972) 4–6. In β. forms perhaps influenced by the surname Scrimshaw. The γ. forms perhaps arose partly by misapprehension of present participle forms of the β. forms (compare e.g. quot. 1836 at sense 1). Attested in a wide variety of forms in the 19th and early 20th centuries; scrimshaw is now the most common form. Originally U.S. Nautical. 1. intransitive. To produce small decorative, carved or engraved articles, typically from ivory or bone (originally esp. from whalebone or whales' teeth). In early use frequently in present participle. Cf. scrimshaw n. 2.Originally as practised by seamen employed on whaling ships: the men were encouraged to scrimshaw once normal duties were completed, as a means of passing the time during long voyages. ΚΠ 1821 O. Luce Log of ‘Orion’ 14 Mar. in R. C. Malley Graven by Fishermen Themselves (1983) 16/2 Light breezes and pleasant weather. All hands employed scrimshonting. So ends this day. 1836 W. H. Reynard Log of ‘Abigail’ in Amer. Neptune Apr. 102 Work all dun. An idle head is a workshop for the devil. Employed scrimshan. 1840 in Amer. Neptune (1952) Apr. 103 All hands employed scrimshorning. 1874 W. M. Davis Nimrod of Sea 199 We spend the day very quietly; a few men write or draw; some scrimshone, or carve keepsakes for friends from bone of the whale's jaw, the ivory of the teeth, or the rich woods and mother-of-pearl found on the islands. 1874 C. M. Scammon Marine Mammals N. Amer. 311/2 (gloss.) To scrimshaw..is to execute any piece of ingenious mechanical work. It is applied particularly to polishing and engraving upon whalebone or whale's teeth, or manufacturing fancy articles from the same materials. 1905 J. F. Beane From Forecastle to Cabin ix. 117 We ‘gammoned’ and ‘scrimshoned’, sung songs and spun yarns.., stood our lookout, rain or shine, captured a whale now and then. 1982 Record-Argus (Greenville, Pa.) 21 July (Advertiser section) g/3 Bredengerd learned to scrimshaw ‘three or four years ago’ when he apprenticed to a silversmith in Denver. 2010 J. Kertzman Knives 2011 29 When I began to scrimshaw, I had the goal of achieving the best technique. 2. transitive. To produce (a small decorative article) by carving or engraving ivory, bone, etc. (originally esp. whalebone or whales' teeth); cf. scrimshaw n. 2. Also: to carve or engrave (bone, an item, etc.) with a decorative design or designs; to engrave or carve (an image) on something.See note at sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > scrimshaw > carve as scrimshaw [verb (transitive)] scrimshaw1849 1849 T. R. Hawley Diary in Oakland (Calif.) Tribune (1949) 14 Aug. 1 c/5 They scrimshawed thimbles from whales' teeth. 1860–4 in Log of Mystic Seaport (1988) 41 65/1 A box to be scrimshoned. 1876 Brownstown (Indiana) Banner 21 Dec. We had been ‘scrimshawing’ whalebone ever since the sun had set. 1922 Antiques June 260/1 Perhaps..the cave dwellers of an age long passed scrimshawed the tusks of the mammoth. 1963 Weirton (W. Va.) Daily Times 4 Jan. 4/4 The news stories said Jackie Kennedy had had her gift scrimshawed with the Presidential Seal. 1995 J. Miller Island of Greasy Luck xii. 102 Jeremy eyed the ivory in Captain Yates' quarters. ‘Father, may I scrimshant a Christmas gift for mother?’ he asked. 1998 P. Muldoon Hay 60 A hammock at dusk. I scrimshaw a narwhal hunt On a narwhal tusk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1846v.1821
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