shammy
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.
Noun[edit]
shammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)
- Chamois leather.
- A cloth made of this leather.
Translations[edit]
Verb[edit]
shammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)
- (transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
shammy (uncountable)
- (slang) Champagne.
- 1892, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches, page 53:
- Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits.
See also[edit]
- shimmy-shammy (etymologically unrelated)