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† ramalling Obs. rare—0.
[ad. F. ramaillage, f. ramailler (see def.).]
The process of scraping the hair from the skins in the manufacture of chamois leather.
1727–41Chambers Cycl. s.v. Shammy. Kid and goats-skins..when brought from the mill..undergo a particular preparation, called ramalling; the most delicate and difficult of all the others. [Description follows.] |