Ship-shape
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ship-shape is an adjective meaning Archaic spelling of shipshape.
Meaning
Archaic spelling of shipshape.
Example Sentences
No—sir—if I sink, I sink; but d——e, I'll go down ship-shape and with dignity.
SHIP-shape, in a seaman-like manner; as "That mast is not rigged ship-shape;" "Put her about ship-shape," &c.
Some of you have n't sense enough to put a blanket ship-shape over a sick man. There! Leave it alone! I can die anyhow!
[I]t would have been more ship-shape to lower the bight of a rope, or a running bow-line, below me, than to seize an old sea-man by his head-lanyard; [...]
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