SHIPSHAPE


Meaning of SHIPSHAPE in English

ship ‧ shape /ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun]

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: shipshapen 'made appropriate for a ship' (1600-1700) , from shapen , old past participle of shape ]

neat and clean:

Let’s get this house shipshape.

shipshape and Bristol fashion British English (=shipshape)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.