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Schammoy, Schammeau, S(c)hambo(e, n. and adj. Also: schammois, schammew, schammes, schamboy, s(c)hambow, schamb. [e.m.E. chamois (1560), shamoye (1598), the animal, the chamois, shameuse (1575), shamwaye (1588), a leather prepared from the skin of the chamois, F. chamois. Cf. Chammoy n.]
A. noun. Chamois-leather; chamois skin. 1575 Dumfries B. Ct. 25 Oct.
Ane vther dowblat of schamboy cuttit out … v s. ij d. 1657 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 49.
Provyded he doe not cutt buffe or shambo in gloves or any uther skinne worke 1727 Glasgow Test. XLIX 491.
Three pair of breeches, wheirof one pair leather shambo
B. adj. 1. a. Of the chamois. b. Made from, or as from, the skin of the chamois. c. Of chamois leather.a. 1587 Edinb. Test. XVIII 53b.
Auchtene schammeau skynnis price of the pece … viij li. ij s. 1597 Bk. Rates 10b.
Schammew skinis the peice … xl s. 1601 Treas. Acc. MS 81.
Tua schammoy skinis … xxxij s. 1602 Treas. Acc. MS 204b.
Tua schammeauis skinis to weir vndir his schankis xxvj s. viii d.(b) 1599 Treas. Acc. MS 78b.
Twa schamb skins to the breikis(c) 1622 Edinb. Test. LI.
Sex schambo skines pryce of all xxxvj s. 1707 Old Ross-shire II 71.
3 shambow skinsb. 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 310.
Gloves of shambo lether 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 239.
Thrie pair hois of schamboe leather 1657 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 49.
Shamboec. 1612 Edinb. Test. XLVII 132.
Ane dosane of schambow schankis at xviij s. the pair … xxx pair of schambow gluiffis at x s. the pair 1621 Ib. LI 63b.
Sex pair of schamboe gluiffis at aucht schillingis the pair 1663 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 502. 1669 Edinb. Test. LXXIV 8.
Ane shambo doublit … with ane waistcoat 1695 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 189. 1696 Foulis Acc. Bk. 193.
2. transf. The skin of another animal prepared in the fashion of or in imitation of chamois. 1572 Edinb. Test. I 256b.
Twa schammois bousit [sic for ? Buge n.1] 1574 Ib. III 177.
Sex muttoun schammes skynnis prisit to xviij s. … gait schammes skynnis
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