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Wrecker definition
Can anyone tell me the 19th C definition of "Wrecker" as in the tune "Wrecker's Daughter"?
I suspect it has to do with salvaging or plundering shipwrecks or other wreckage or possibly a reference to a conveyance such as a 19th C form of taxi service, etc.
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Permalink Reply by Al Smitley on
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No one knows what "Wrecker" refers to? Not even you, Elaine Masciale?
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I got up later than usual, fed the cats, checked email and the banjo ning which, in turn, reminded me that I still don't know what "wrecker" refers to and.....that if anyone knew, it might be Elaine.
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Permalink Reply by Joel Hooks on
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Hi Al, go with your instincts
A "Wrecker" was someone who salvages shipwrecks (and sometimes caused them with false lights).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrecking_(shipwreck)
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Thanks Joel. That was one of my suspicions.
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Oh. Sorry Joel. Somehow, your first sentence didn't reach my brain.
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