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cattleship

American  
[kat-l-ship] / ˈkæt lˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.

Etymology

Origin of cattleship

First recorded in 1620–30; cattle + ship 1

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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

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