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shammy

[ sham-ee ]

noun

plural: shammiesshammied shammying


shammy

/ ˈʃæɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    another word for chamois Also calledshammy leather
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shammy1

C18: variant, influenced by the pronunciation, of chamois
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An arm on each side clicks to your goggle straps like a snap bracelet, holding them there securely, and they even have an integrated shammy.

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“Only if you wear a shammy around your hairline. Did you wear a shammy?”

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Me unclear about meaning of “electrostatic stanching shammy,” but me pretty sure it mean rag.

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“I always bring, and will certainly have my shammy, “Sammy” with me.

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She paid a tailor to sew hundreds of orange shammy cloths over a thin layer of foam, put it at the back door and waited for her dog.

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