From Middle English schipbreche, schipbruche, from Old English scipbryċe, scipbroc, scipġebroc, equivalent to ship + breach. Cognate with Scots schipbrek ("shipwreck"), Dutch schipbreuk ("shipwreck"), German Schiffbruch ("shipwreck").
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