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CATTLESHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cargo ship for the transport of livestock
Synonyms:
cattle boat; cattleship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)