ship-loadn.
A load (of persons or things) carried or capable of being carried by a ship.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > a load as a quantity > amount that fills a ship
shipfulc1275
boatful1422
keelful1478
ship-load1639
steamerful1886
smackful1890
society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > cargo > shipload or boatload
shipfulc1275
ship1455
barge-load1609
boatload1625
ship-burden1647
canoeload1684
ship-load1707
float1776
ship-laden1857
1639 in A. Perry & C. S. Brigham Early Rec. Portsmouth (Rhode Island) (1910) 10 For men to gett a shipp lood of..pipe stauffes.
1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 85 He had rather have one Bottle of Brandy, than a Ship-Load of Stanford-Air at any time.
1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. xxii. 135 Half a dozen Shipload of Minute Philosophers might easily be spared upon so good a design.
1799 Ld. Nelson Let. 27 Sept. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 31 He will endeavour to send to me two or three ship-loads of corn.
1875 J. C. Robertson Hist. Christian Church III. 35 He redeemed whole shiploads of captives—Romans, Gauls, Britons, Moors, and especially Saxons from Germany.
1910 D. H. Fleming Reform. Scotl. x. 316 Printed books were sent abroad in shiploads.
Derivatives
ship-lading n. Obsolete
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1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 274 The Emperour Constantine is said to have transported certaine ship-ladings of this sand unto Constantinople.
1642 Decl. Lds. & Comm. 7 Jan. 3 Every ship-lading of Coles exported thence for the use of the City of London.
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1641 W. Hakewill Libertie of Subj. 15 A duty given..upon every shiploading of Wine brought into the kingdom by English Merchants.
1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 58 A Ship Loading of Gold.
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