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wrack(2) (iou)



wrack noun2. [rak] LME.

I.
A wrecked ship or other vessel. Now chiefly Scot. & dial. LME.
b. transf. A broken-down person or thing. L16.
Remnants of, or goods from, a wrecked vessel, esp. as driven or cast ashore. Formerly also, the right to have these. arch. LME.
Seaweed and other marine vegetation cast ashore by the waves; any of certain seaweeds, esp. of the genus Fucus, growing in the intertidal zone. Also, weeds, rubbish, etc., floating on or washed down a river, pond, etc. Cf. WRECK noun1 2a. E16.
bladderwrack, grass-wrack, sea wrack, etc.
b. Roots of couch grass and other weeds, esp. as loosened from the soil to be collected for burning. Cf. WRECK noun1 2b. Chiefly Scot. L16.
Disablement or destruction of a vessel; shipwreck. Now rare. L16.
II.
That which is of poor or worthless quality; waste material. Now rare. L15.