Meanings
plural kippages
- ScotlandarchaichistoricaluncountableusuallyThose sailing together on a ship, both crew and passengers.
To find a kippage for a convict ship was no easy matter, for many a seaman would heave sharp about at the prospect of signing on to a vessel with a cargo of cutthroats.
2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 76 - ScotlandobsoleteuncountableusuallyA fit of temper; rage.
Origin
- Frenchéquipage
- Englishkippage
An aphetic form of French équipage.
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