beachcombing

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
2. (countable, uncountable)An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.

   “The beachcombings – the wood, the metal, the stones – were more than functional, collected and sorted and arranged as things that were lovely in their own right, artefacts.”

   “I wandered along, sifting through the Thames' beachcombings. In a patch of sand lay a section of soft pink roof tile some two inches square or so, and witha peg hole.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of beachcomb