▪ I. shamoy, v.
(ˈʃæmɔɪ)
Also shammoy, shammy.
[f. shamoy n., var. chamois n. 2.]
trans. To prepare (leather) by working oil or grease into the skin. Hence shamoyed ppl. a., shamoying vbl. n.
| 1837 L. Hebert Engin. & Mech. Encycl. II. 67 Any subsequent operation, of tawing, or dyeing, oil-dressing, or shammoying. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 40/2 The process by which it is made is called shamoying or shammying... When whole skins are shamoyed, the grain surface is removed by scraping or rubbing with pumice-stone. 1857 Miller Elem. Chem., Org. III. 675 Shamoying consists in working into the skin a quantity of oil, which supplies the place of the vegetable astringent..in the processes of tanning and tawing. Ibid., A large portion of shamoyed leather forms what is known as wash-leather. 1858 Homans Cycl. Comm. s.v. Leather 1195/2 Deer and antelope [skins] are usually shamoyed, or dressed in oil. 1882 Paton in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 380/2 Shamoyed leather, consisting of skins combined with oils or fatty substances. |
▪ II. shamoy(es etc.:
see chamois n.