shippen

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noun

A stable; a cowhouse.

OriginMiddle English schipne ← Old English scypen ← Proto-Germanic *skupīnō →
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Meanings

shippen1

nounshippen (plural shippens)

plural shippens · alternative shippon · alternative shipen

  1. UKarchaicdialectalA stable; a cowhouse.

Shippen2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A township in Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skupīnō“stall”
  2. Old Englishscypen“cow-shed, stall, shippen”
  3. Middle Englishschipne
  4. Englishshippen

From Middle English schipne, schepne, schüpene, from Old English scypen (“cow-shed, stall, shippen”), from Proto-Germanic *skupīnō (“stall”), diminutive of *skup- (“shed, barn”). Related to shop, shepen.

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APA

shippen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shippen

MLA

“shippen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shippen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shippen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shippen.

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