shammy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
    chamois leather; chammy leather; shammy leather; chammy; chamois.

WordNet

Sham"my noun
Etymology
F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See Chamois.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The chamois.
  2. 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. Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.

Webster 1913