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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Shamoying

· Sha·moy·ing · IPA
01 n. A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of t…
  1. 1.
    A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the like) ordinarily used in tanning.