scrimshaw
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."
