Swanship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A ship shaped like a swan. uncommon

    ""That's what I feel," replied Jasper, relieved, then chuckled to see the sleek, bewhiskered head of a seal pop out of the water by the swanship."

  2. 2
    The status of being a swan; swanhood, swanness. uncommon, uncountable

    ""A flight towards swanship, certainly." "Full swanship," said the girl. "I won't have him for a swan yet in my aviary; he must first grow other and finer feathers.""

Synonyms

All synonyms
swanhoodswanness

Example

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""That's what I feel," replied Jasper, relieved, then chuckled to see the sleek, bewhiskered head of a seal pop out of the water by the swanship."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From swan + ship.

Etymology 2

From swan + -ship.

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