Definitions for ship-chandler

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Ship-Chandler is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 1987 anagrams from letters in ship-chandler (-acdehhilnprs).

Definitions for ship-chandler

noun

  1. a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.

Origin of ship-chandler

First recorded in 1635-45

Examples for ship-chandler

Lotje was a steady girl, who married a ship chandler at Rotterdam.

I suppose the Colonel goes down to the ship chandler's and gams with the old whaling captains.

From out a ship chandler's establishment comes everything, directly or indirectly, which shall furnish the vessel.

He was originally a piano maker, and afterwards a ship chandler at Wapping, which trade he carried on till his death.

She told her tale just across the street from the ship chandler's, where the Tall Stove Club held its meetings.

The founder, Peter Schermerhorn, was a ship chandler during the Revolution.

He was the son of a merchant-captain, and passed his life as a ship chandler in Wapping: I need not search for a better witness.

They called at several grocery and provision stores, and also at a ship chandler's.

In this case the master had requested his ship chandler to send him the latest chart.

Word Value for ship-chandler
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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