skrimshank

English

Verb

skrimshank (third-person singular simple present skrimshanks, present participle skrimshanking, simple past and past participle skrimshanked)

1. Alternative form of scrimshank
2. (rare) Synonym of scrimshaw
   • 2008, John Bannister, Great Whales, CSIRO PUBLISHING, →ISBN, page 12:

     Typically the product of whalers while 'skrimshanking' (a term not necessarily referring to activities during idle periods on board but also to making articles for ship's use, such as tool handles, […] ) […]