English Explanatory Dictionary

shammy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Chamois leather.
  2. A cloth made of this leather.
verb
  1. To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
noun
  1. Champagne.

Word forms

shammy shammies shammying shammied

Etymology

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

Related words

shimmy-shammy
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