shammy

[ sham-ee ]
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noun, verb,plural sham·mies,sham·mied, sham·my·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for shammy

shammy

/ (ˈʃæmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. informal another word for chamois (def. 3) Also called: shammy leather

Origin of shammy

1
C18: variant, influenced by the pronunciation, of chamois

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