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Wracked. World English Historical Dictionary

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Wracked. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Wracked ppl. a. [f. WRACK v.2 + -ED1.] That has undergone or suffered wreck, esp. shipwreck; ruined, destroyed.

1 1581.  A. Hall, Iliad, I. 15. Yeelding the Greekes a thorough feare, the Troyans courage hie, so that the wracked Campe restore his credite worthilie.

2 1608.  Sylvester, Du Bartas, II. iv. Schisme, 371. A hundred Prophets … from sad drowning keep The wracked planks on th’ Idol-Ocean deep.

3 1648.  J. Beaumont, Psyche, IV. lxxxv. When loe an angry Sea … on its proud waves bears In dreadfull triumph a wrack’d Man.

4 1652.  Needham, trans. Selden’s Mare Cl., 157. Those wrack’t goods that had been seized by the Receivers of his Customs.

5 1747.  New Canto Spenser’s F. Q., xxiii. The wrack’d Merchant, now secure, from Shore Looks back with Dread on all his Perils past.

6 1864.  Mrs. Lloyd, Ladies Polc., 17. Every body’s troubles is her troubles, from a wracked boat to a broken putcher!

7 1875.  Morris, Æneid, IX. 263. Two cups … which my father took from wracked Arisbe’s hold.

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