"shammy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shammies [plural]
Etymology: From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)
  1. Chamois leather. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (chamois leather — see also chamois): zeem (Dutch), zeemleer (Dutch), за́мша (zámša) [feminine] (Russian) Translations (cloth — see also chamois): zeem (Dutch), zeemlap (Dutch), zeemvel (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-shammy-en-noun-c0lO0DnV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 23 12 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 48 27 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 25 25 Disambiguation of 'chamois leather — see also chamois': 90 10 Disambiguation of 'cloth — see also chamois': 80 20
  2. A cloth made of this leather. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shammy-en-noun-~mRm7Dny
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shammy (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Champagne. Tags: slang, uncountable Related terms: shimmy-shammy (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-shammy-en-noun-9NLE19bI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: shammies [present, singular, third-person], shammying [participle, present], shammied [participle, past], shammied [past]
Etymology: From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English. Head templates: {{en-verb}} shammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)
  1. (transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-shammy-en-verb-uPH8yyZG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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