See Also: SHIPPER(law)
shipper(dictionary)
shipper(dictionary)
Shipper's Export Declaration (SED)(finance)
mile(dictionary)
sea mile(medicine)
mile(dictionary)
mile(medicine)
mile(encyclopedia)
sea mile(dictionary)

MILE, measure (law) and shipper (iou)


MILE, measure (law)


MILE, measure. A length of a thousand paces, or seventeen hundred and sixty yards, or five thousand two hundred and eighty feet. It contains eight yards, or five thousand two hundred and eighty feet. It contains eight furlongs, every furlong being forty poles, and each pole sixteen feet six furlongs, every furlong being forty poles, and each pole sixteen feet six inches. 2 Stark. R. 89. inches. 2 Stark. R. 89.

shipper (iou)



shipper noun. LOE.
[from SHIP noun + -ER1.]
A seaman, a sailor. LOE-E18.
A ship's skipper. L15-M17.
a. A person who or company which transports or receives goods by ship. M18.
b. A person who or company which transports or receives goods by land or air. Orig. US. M19.
c. A commodity which is shipped or is suitable for shipping. rare. L19.
Mechanics. A device for shifting a belt from one pulley to another. M19.