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CATTLESHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cattleship mean?
• CATTLESHIP (noun)
The noun CATTLESHIP has 1 sense:
1. a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
Familiarity information: CATTLESHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cargo ship for the transport of livestock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cattle boat; cattleship
Hypernyms ("cattleship" is a kind of...):
cargo ship; cargo vessel (a ship designed to carry cargo)
Derivation:
cattle (domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age)
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