Definition of Shiplaps

1. shiplap [n] - See also: shiplap

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shiplaps

shipbuilder
shipbuilders
shipbuilding
shipbuilding industry
shipbuildings
shipfitter
shipfitters
shipful
shipfuls
shipfyrd
shiphandler
shiphandlers
shipholder
shipholders
shiplap
shiplaps (current term)
shipless
shiplet
shiplets
shiplike
shipling
shipload
shiploads
shipman
shipmaster
shipmasters
shipmate
shipmates
shipmen
shipment

Literary usage of Shiplaps

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jethro Wood, Inventor of the Modern Plow by Frank Gilbert (1882)
"H Reverse side of the share, x Knob to hold it fast to the mould-board, y Side view of knob, zz shiplaps fitting under the point and -edge of the mould- ..."

2. Annual Report of the Bureau of Industries for the Province of Ontario by Ontario Bureau of Industries (1898)
"Board lumber shiplaps can be had for about $16.50 and B. 0. cedar shingles at $2.75. Our stores are reasonable. I have sown clover on the fall wheat. ..."

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