SHIPPING NOTE
Ship"ping note. (Com.)
Defn: A document used in shipping goods by sea. In the case of free goods the shipping notes are the receiving note, addressed by the shipper to the chief officer of the vessel, requesting him to receive on board specified goods, and a receipt for the mate to sign, on receiving whose signature it is called the mate's receipt, and is surrendered by the shipper for the bills of lading.
SHIPPO Ship*po", n. [Jap. shippo seven precious things; Chin. ts'ih seven + pao gem.] (Japanese Art)
Defn: Cloisonné enamel on a background of metal or porcelain.
SHIPPON
Ship"pon, n.
Defn: A cowhouse; a shippen. [Prov. Eng.] Bessy would either do fieldwork, or attend to the cows, the shippon, or churn, or make cheese. Dickens.
SHIP RAILWAY Ship railway. (a) An inclined railway running into the water with a cradelike car on which a vessel may be drawn out on land, as for repairs. (b) A railway on which to transport vessels overland between bodies of water.
SHIP-RIGGED
Ship"-rigged`, a. (Naut.)
Defn: Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.
SHIPSHAPE
Ship"shape`, a.