adv. (Naut.) In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) A ship's carpenter. [ Cant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hip + shot. ] Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the other. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ from Hip a. + -ster. ] A person who is hip{ 2 }, a..
adv. [ For amidships. ] (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly
n. pl. (Naut.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. R. H. Dana, Jr. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Arranged in a manner befitting a ship; hence, trim; tidy; orderly. [ 1913 Webster ]
Even then she expressed her scorn for the lubbery executioner's mode of tying a knot, and did it herself in a shipshape orthodox manner. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
Keep everything shipshape, for I must go Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a shipshape or seamanlike manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Naut.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A whipstock. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Whip + -ster. ] A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every puny whipster gets my sword. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Whip handle; whipstock. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened. [ 1913 Webster ]