SHIP-KEEPER. An officer not much given to going on shore. Also, the man who has charge of a ship whilst she is without any part of her crew.
SHIP-LANGUAGE. The shibboleth of nautic diction, as tau'sle, fok'sle, for top-sail, forecastle, and the like.
SHIP-LAST. See [Last].
SHIP-LAUNCH. See [Launch].
SHIP-LOAD. The estimated lading or cargo of a vessel.
SHIP-LOG. See [Log-book].
SHIP-LORD. A once recognized term for the owner of a ship.
SHIPMAN [Anglo-Saxon scyp-mann]. The master of a barge, who in the days of Chaucer had but "litel Latin in his mawe," and who, though "of nice conscience toke he no kepe," was certainly a good fellow.
SHIPMAN'S CARD. A chart; thus Shakspeare's first witch in Macbeth had winds—
"And the very ports they blow,
All the quarters that they know
I' the shipman's card."