1. To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of- war.
2. To embark on a ship. Wyclif (Acts xxviii. 11)
SHIPBOARD
Ship"board`, n. Etym: [Ship + board. See Board, n., 8]
Defn: A ship's side; hence, by extension, a ship; — found chiefly in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard.
SHIPBUILDER
Ship"build`er, n.
Defn: A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
SHIPBUILDING
Ship"build`ing, n.
Defn: Naval architecturel the art of constructing ships and other vessels.
SHIPFUL
Ship"ful, n.; pl. Shipfuls (.
Defn: As much or as many as a ship will hold; enough to fill a ship.