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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ship  \Ship\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Shipped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Shipping}.] 
  1.  To  put  on  board  of  a  ship,  or  vessel  of  any  kind  for 
  transportation;  to  send  by  water. 
 
  The  timber  was  .  .  .  shipped  in  the  bay  of  Attalia, 
  from  whence  it  was  by  sea  transported  to  Pelusium 
  --Knolles. 
 
  2.  By  extension,  in  commercial  usage,  to  commit  to  any 
  conveyance  for  transportation  to  a  distance;  as  to  ship 
  freight  by  railroad. 
 
  3.  Hence  to  send  away  to  get  rid  of  [Colloq.] 
 
  4.  To  engage  or  secure  for  service  on  board  of  a  ship;  as  to 
  ship  seamen. 
 
  5.  To  receive  on  board  ship;  as  to  ship  a  sea. 
 
  6.  To  put  in  its  place  as  to  ship  the  tiller  or  rudder. 




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