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Word: Beachcomb
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 19th century; earliest use found in The Philadelphia Inquirer. From beach + comb, after beachcomber
Definition:
To engage in beachcombing or spend time as a beachcomber; to search the shore for valuable or interesting items that have washed up.
Definition:
To salvage (lumber, especially timber which has become detached from a log-boom) from the shore.
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