cattleship

[kat-l-ship]

noun

1. a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cattleship¹

First recorded in 1620–30; cattle + ship ¹

Example Sentences

It was in this quarter, for a brief sweet time, that Love and Beauty made their strange home, as though a pair of halcyons should choose to nest in the masthead of a cattleship.

From Project Gutenberg

The stables were crowded with bunks and men—like a cattleship forecastle.

From Project Gutenberg