a. 1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Navigation. “God send 'em good shipping.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shipping articles, articles of agreement between the captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to the amount of wages, length of time for which they are shipping, etc. Bouvier. --
To take shipping, to embark; to take ship. [ Obs. ] John vi. 24. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Com.) A document used in shipping goods by sea. In the case of free goods the shipping notes are the
receiving note, addressed by the shipper to the chief officer of the vessel, requesting him to receive on board specified goods, and a receipt for the mate to sign, on receiving whose signature it is called the
mate's receipt, and is surrendered by the shipper for the bills of lading. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]