ship-shape

ship-shape
ship-shape (adj.) "properly arranged," 1640s, originally "according to the fashion of a (sailing) ship," where neatness is a priority and the rigging must be serviceable and stowed properly; from SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.) + SHAPE (Cf. shape).

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