(a) A sailor, seaman; one skilled in navigation; also, an oarsman [quot.: ?c1475]; shipman(es craft, the art of navigation; shipman(es sterre, the North Star; shipmanes ston, a loadstone; (b) the……

(a) A sea-going vessel, esp. a large craft used to transport people and goods; a vessel used in military expeditions; a boat, fishing boat; a riverboat, ferry; also, a fleet of ships [quot……

(a) A shepherd; (b) in phrases, combs., & cpds.: shepherdes crok; shepherd(es dogge, a sheepdog; shepherd(es hous, shepherdes cote (logge), a shepherd's hut; shepherdes lond, land held in return for……

(a) A ruminant of the genus Ovis, a domestic sheep; (b) a male sheep, a ram; also, Aries, a sign of the zodiac; shep wether, wether shep; (c) a female sheep, a ewe; moder shep. …