shammy

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shammy¹

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

noun shammies

  1. countable, uncountable Chamois leather.
  2. countable, uncountable A cloth made of this leather.

verb shammies · shammying · shammied

  1. transitive To clean with a chamois leather cloth.

shammy²

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Champagne. Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits.

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noun chamois leather — see also chamois

Русскийза́мша zámša

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@misc{shammy_2026,
  title = {shammy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shammy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}