shammy
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.
Noun edit
shammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)
- Chamois leather.
- A cloth made of this leather.
Translations edit
Verb edit
shammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)
- (transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
shammy (uncountable)
- (slang) Champagne.
- 1892, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches, page 53:
- Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits.
See also edit
- shimmy-shammy (etymologically unrelated)