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ShipwormShipworm Ship"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo
and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are
destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See
Teredo. shipwormTeredo Te*re"do, n.; pl. E. Teredos, L. Teredines. [L., a
worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere
to rub.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which
bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves,
bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also shipworm. See
Shipworm. See Illust. in App. Shipwreck
Shipwreck Ship"wreck`, n.
1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other
vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks,
shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.
2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts
of such a ship; wreckage. --Dryden.
3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.
Holding faith and a good conscience, which some
having put away concerning faith have made
shipwreck. --1 Tim. 1.
19.
It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry
had made shipwreck. --J. Morley.
ShipwreckShipwreck Ship"wreck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison. ShipwreckedShipwreck Ship"wreck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison. ShipwreckingShipwreck Ship"wreck`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shipwrecked; p.
pr. & vb. n. Shipwrecking.]
1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on
rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a
tempest.
Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.
--Shak.
2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or
passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or
loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;
as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison. Shipwright
Shipwright Ship"wright`, n.
One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of
ships or other vessels.
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