SHIPSHAPE


Meaning of SHIPSHAPE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ ship- ' sh ā p, ' ship- ˌ

Function: adjective

Etymology: short for earlier shipshapen, from ship + shapen, archaic past participle of shape

Date: 1769

: TRIM , TIDY

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