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olding 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.

One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.

Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson. Blackstone.

Well-disposed; favorable. [R.] Gave healthful welcome to their shipwrecked guests. Shak.

A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.

; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money. He accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck a second time. Bacon.

Shipwreck; ruin. [Obs.] acon.

causing shipwreck. [Obs.] r. Taylor.

Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea.

cast on shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the force of winds or waves; shipwreck. Hard and obstinate As is a rock amidst the raging floods, 'Gainst which a ship, of succor desolate, Doth suffer wreck, both of herself and goods. Spenser.

A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc., thrown on shore after a shipwreck.