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09:05 Dec 21, 2016 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 22:39 | ||||||
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4 +6 | suffered damage (injury) |
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suffered damage (injury) Explanation: In this sense, 'shipped' is used in the nautical sense of 'to take on board' Cf. 'ship the oars' or 'ship coal' or 'ship passengers' (i.e. NOT in the more usual sense ot 'to convey (by sea or otherwise)' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 minutes (2016-12-21 09:10:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And of course, also 'to ship water' — 'to take water on board' (possibly in a storm, say) — which might lead to the vessel's sinking. This is of course closest to the figurative meaning used here. |
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