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Definition of Chammy
1. Noun. A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.
Exact synonyms: Chammy Leather, Chamois, Chamois Leather, Shammy, Shammy Leather
Generic synonyms: Leather
Specialized synonyms: Wash Leather
Generic synonyms: Leather
Specialized synonyms: Wash Leather
Definition of Chammy
1. to chamois [v -MIED, -MYING, -MIES] - See also: chamois
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chammy
Literary usage of Chammy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shireen and Her Friends: Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Gordon Stables (1901)
"||S the weather grew colder, chammy hugged the fire more, so to speak, and was
less and ... But, nevertheless, when chammy made up his mind to go anywhere, ..."
2. Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life by Pierce Egan (1832)
"And, with a grin upon his mug, he said, to an old itinerant tinker in the crowd, "
that he thought chammy would hedge to it !" Thespis was quite of the ..."
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