shammy

noun, plural sham·mies, verb, sham·mied, sham·my·ing.

1. chamois(defs 2–4, 6, 7).

noun plural -mies

1. informal another word for chamois (def. 3) Also called: shammy leather

n.1650s, phonetic spelling of chamois. Other bungled spellings include shambo (1610s), shamois, shamoys, shammies. Cf. shay from chaise; shappo (1700) for chapeau; shapperoon (1620s) for chaperon.