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Definition of shammy leather

shammy leather
Chamois Cham"ois, n. [F. chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase. 2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; -- called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.

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- Leather". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. p. 191. Anon (1707). "Shammy Leather"...
- Egyptian-American folklore professor Chamois leather Shami (disambiguation) Shamim (disambiguation) Shamokin Shammies, early 20th century New York-Pennsylvania...
- to 'crack my scrim' to make it authentic, which means flicking the shammy leather like a whip." He followed their advice in a scene and a whiplash sound...
- are bound in calf, with two parts to the volume, but the quality of the leather used has meant that in many cases the hinges have rotted and the covers...
- breeches of English buck and doe skin, caribou and moose skin, shammy lining skins, and leather for belts, slings and knapsacks Young gentleman s****s marriage...