shamoy
English
Etymology
From a phonetic spelling of chamois, a word borrowed from French.
Noun
shamoy (countable and uncountable, plural shamoys)
- Obsolete spelling of chamois leather
- 1843. Thomas Simpson. Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America, effected by the Officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company, during the years 1836—39 (London : S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley), p. 39:
- I afterwards adopted the precaution of using very thin shamoy gloves, and have often taken observations at still lower temperatures without injury.
- 1843. Thomas Simpson. Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of America, effected by the Officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company, during the years 1836—39 (London : S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley), p. 39:
Verb
shamoy (third-person singular simple present shamoys, present participle shamoying, simple past and past participle shamoyed)
- To prepare leather by working oil into the skin.