| • |
Pay; reward. |
| • |
Any large seagoing vessel. |
| • |
Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three
masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is
composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and
square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix. |
| • |
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a
ship) used to hold incense. |
| • |
To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for
transportation; to send by water. |
| • |
By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any
conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by
railroad. |
| • |
Hence, to send away; to get rid of. |
| • |
To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to
ship seamen. |
| • |
To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea. |
| • |
To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder. |
| • |
To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a
man-of-war. |
| • |
To embark on a ship. |
Prev
