Definition of hip

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Hip (n.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different directions..

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Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..
Shipping :: Shipping (a.) Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns..
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow..
Ilium :: Ilium (n.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate..
Stead :: Stayship (n.) A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them..
Whipping :: Whipping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whi.
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Curship :: Curship (n.) The state of being a cur; one who is currish.
Ship :: Ship (v. t.) Hence, to send away; to get rid of..
Flirt :: Flirt (v. i.) To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men..
Artifice :: Artifice (n.) Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.
Disanchor :: Disanchor (v. t. & i.) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor..
Shipwright :: Shipwright (n.) One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.
Indenture :: Indenture (n.) A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master..
Midship :: Midship (a.) Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship..
Breastfast :: Breastfast (n.) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf, or to another vessel..
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
Pratique :: Pratique (n.) Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe..
Berth :: Berth (n.) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf..
Mansard Roof :: Mansard roof () A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one..
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