foundered

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Contest 1809   John Gregory   All Foundered, as is supposed, in passage from America.

From Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 by Gilly, William O. S.

And he never Foundered them on Stick Candy or Raisins or any such Delicatessen for sale at a General Store.

From More Fables by Ade, George

Brave April 2, 1806   Edmund Boger   None Foundered in passage from Jamaica to England.

From Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 by Gilly, William O. S.

"Foundered at sea on our way home; and the Delight lost too."

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles

"But kindly don't bunch me with these Foundered Dogs," pointing to the rest.

From Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters by Phillips, Henry Wallace