Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHIP'-BUILD-ER, or SHIP'-BILD-ER
SHIP'-BROK-ERSHIP'-BUILD-ING, or SHIP'-BILD-ING
SHIP'-BUILD-ER, or SHIP'-BILD-ER, n. [ship and builder.]
A man whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.
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