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cattleship

[ kat-l-ship ]
/ ˈkæt lˌʃɪp /
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noun
a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
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Origin of cattleship

First recorded in 1620–30; cattle + ship1

Words nearby cattleship

cattleman, cattle market, cattle plague, cattle prod, cattle run, cattleship, cattle show, cattle-stop, cattle tick, cattle truck, cattleya
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How to use cattleship in a sentence

  • You cotton-headed Scandinavian cattleship ballast, catch that ball in your arms when I throw it to you, and don't let go of it!

    At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
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