shammy

English

Etymology 1

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

Noun

shammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)

1. Chamois leather.
2. A cloth made of this leather.

Translations

chamois leather — see also chamois

• Dutch: zeem (nl), zeemleer (nl)
• Russian: за́мша (ru) f (zámša)

cloth — see also chamois

• Dutch: zeem (nl), zeemlap (nl), zeemvel (nl)

Verb

shammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)

1. (transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.

Etymology 2

Noun

shammy (uncountable)

1. (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

• shimmy-shammy (etymologically unrelated)