hip.--_To ship a sea._ A wave
breaking over all in a gale. Hence the old saying--

"Sometimes we ship a sea,
Sometimes we see a ship."

_To ship a swab._ A colloquialism for mounting an epaulette, or
receiving a commission.

SHIP-BOY. Boys apprenticed to learn their sea-duties, but generally
appointed as servants.

SHIP-BREAKER. A person who purchases old vessels to break them to pieces
for sale.

SHIP-BROKER. One who manages business matters between ship-owners and
merchants, in procuring cargoes, &c., for vessels.

SHIP-BUILDER. Synonymous with naval constructor.

SHIP-BUILDING, OR NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. The art of constructing a ship so
as to answer a particular purpose either for war or commerce. It is now
expanding into a science.

SHIP-CHANDLER. A tradesman who supplies ships with their miscellaneous
marine stores. (_See_ MATERIAL MEN.)

SHIP-CONTRACTOR. The charterer or freighter of a vessel.

SHIP-CRAFT. Nearly the same as the Anglo-Saxon _scyp-craeft_, an early
word for navigation.

SHIP CUT DOWN. One which has had a deck cut off from her, whereby a
three-decker is converted into a two-decker, and a two-decker becomes a
frigate. They are then termed razees.

SHIP-GUNS. Those cast expressly for sea-service.

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."

SHIPMASTER. The captain, commander, or padrone of a vessel. (_See_
MASTER.)

SHIPMATE. A term once dearer than brother, but the habit of short
cruises is weakening it.

SHIPMENT. The act of shipping goods, or any other thing, on board a ship
or vessel.

SHIP-MONEY. An imposition charged throughout this realm in the time of
Charles I., but which w