the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The chamois.
n. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as chamois, 2.
n. A bag of chamois leather in which miners keep their gold-dust.
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n. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
Word Usage
"After wiping his shoes with a cloth he calls a shammy, Grandpa puts them on."