Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scrimshaw

1 sense of scrimshaw

Sense 1
scrimshaw -- (a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers)
       => carving -- (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)