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Ship (?), n. [AS. scipe.] Pay; reward. [Obs.]
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In withholding or abridging of the ship or the hire or the wages of servants.
Chaucer.
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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.
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The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.
Knolles.
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2. By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
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3. Hence, to send away; to get rid of. [Colloq.]
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4. To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
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5. To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
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6. To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
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