shippe

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A form of ship — A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

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Meanings

nounshippe (plural shippes)

plural shippes

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of ship.

    When he had saied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]

    1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Aristippus”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […], London: […] Ihon Kingston, →OCLC, book I, folio 43, verso, paragraph 42
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APA

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MLA

“shippe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shippe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shippe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shippe.

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