Junk or debris.
The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds.
An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use.
To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.
Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile.
Something or someone that has been ruined.
A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed.
Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.
To ruin or dilapidate.