ship chandler
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noun
a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
Origin of ship chandler
First recorded in 1635–45
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Historical Examples of ship chandler
There are two good boat-builders, a good sail-maker, and a ship-chandler.
Yachting Vol. 1Various.
We repaired to the ship-chandler's, saw the latest papers and heard all the news.
The Cruise of the 'Alerte'E. F. Knight
Started without a penny, as clerk in a ship-chandler's store.'
The ship-chandler was in earnest; every intonation proved it.
Felix O'DayF. Hopkinson Smith
It had been some weeks since he had visited the ship-chandler.
Felix O'DayF. Hopkinson Smith
ship chandler
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