Definition of "shipshape" []

• Marked by meticulous order and neatness; tidy. See Synonyms at neat1. (adjective)

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• "MARINERS: Sinking M's not in shipshape twins | Comment | Recommend"
• "'Frisco Kid went for'ard to help, and together they lowered the mainsail, furled it in shipshape manner and made all fast with the gaskets, and put the crutches under the main-boom."
• "'Frisco Kid went for'ard to help, and together they lowered the mainsail, furled it in shipshape manner, made all fast with the gaskets, and put the crutches under the main-boom."