The Collaborative International Dictionary
shamoy
Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See Chamois.]
(Zo["o]l.) The chamois.
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.
Wiktionary
shamoy
n. (obsolete spelling of chamois leather English)