[1865–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, figure skating, racism, tick-tack-toe, valence
about-ship in American English
(əˌbautˈʃɪp)
intransitive verbWord forms: -shipped, -shipping
Nautical
to tack
Word origin
[1680–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bull's-eye, commode, knockdown, skyrocket, timekeeper