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ship-breaker

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Definition:
a person or company employed to dismantle and recycle parts and materials from old ships

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“and I don’t think it’s a job for the tugs either. It’s the ship-breaker who’s going to make money this time.”

Daphne du Maurier. Rebecca (1938)
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