Coffin ship Uncommon

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

A ship that carried Irish emigrants escaping the potato famine, usually with an extremely high death rate onboard.

See Also

emigrant death rate famine

Related Terms

emigrant death rate famine

Rhyming Words

hip whip chip unhip inship rechip reship i ship unship v chip dadship overhip hagship fanship modchip manship skyship curship dogship donship

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