To put on board a ship; to convey by water; to engage for service in a ship; to fix in its place, as, to ship the tiller.
Any large vessel for conveying goods and passengers over the sea, or up and down a river.
A bundle or bale tied up for convenient carriage; a load; a set of playing cards; a body of hounds for hunting; a number of persons confederated, in an ill sense. ...