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countable and uncountable, plural shammies
Chamois leather. examples
A cloth made of this leather. examples
third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied
(transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth. examples
uncountable
(slang) Champagne. quotations
Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits.
1892, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches, page 53