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shipkeeping

shipkeeping noun: the work of a shipkeeper, taking care of a ship when its crew is away.

Noun

shipkeeping (uncountable)

  1. The work of a shipkeeper, taking care of a ship when its crew is away.

Origin of shipkeeping

From ship + keeping.

Questions about shipkeeping

What does shipkeeping mean?
Shipkeeping means the work of a shipkeeper, taking care of a ship when its crew is away.
What part of speech is shipkeeping?
Shipkeeping is a noun.

Words near shipkeeping in the dictionary

  1. shipholding
  2. Shipibo
  3. Shiping
  4. shipkeeper
  5. shipkeepers
  6. shipkeeping
  7. shipkiller
  8. shipkillers
  9. Shiplake
  10. shiplap
  11. shiplapped

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