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ship⋅shape

  [ship-sheyp]
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–adjective
1. in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.
–adverb
2. in a shipshape manner.
Origin:
1635–45; ship + shape
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ship·shape   (shĭp'shāp')   
adj.  Marked by meticulous order and neatness; tidy. See Synonyms at neat1.

[Short for obsolete shipshapen, arranged as a ship should be : ship + shapen, past participle of shape.]
ship'shape' adv.
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