SHAMOYING
\ʃˈamɔ͡ɪɪŋ], \ʃˈamɔɪɪŋ], \ʃ_ˈa_m_ɔɪ_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the like) ordinarily used in tanning.
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