inship

English

Etymology 1

From in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (to board a ship), Dutch inschepen (to ship, embark), German einschiffen (to ship, embark), Danish indskibe (to ship, embark), Swedish inskeppa (to ship, embark).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈʃip/

Verb

inship (third-person singular simple present inships, present participle inshipping, simple past and past participle inshipped)

  1. (transitive, dated) To put aboard a ship.
  2. (transitive) Alternative form of enship (to travel or send by ship)

Etymology 2

From in- + ship.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinˌʃip/

Verb

inship (third-person singular simple present inships, present participle inshipping, simple past and past participle inshipped)

  1. (transitive) To ship in from abroad; to import.
    • 1987, Louisiana Rural Economist, volumes 49-55, page 4:
      Louisiana producers should be interested to learn that 43 percent of the inshipped fresh beef graded less than USDA Choice.
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