lagan

(lag′ən)

noun

Maritime Law goods cast overboard, as in a storm, with a buoy attached to identify the owner

Origin: < OFr, goods washed up by the sea < ? base of ON leggja, to lie

See lagan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Cargo or equipment thrown into the sea but attached to a float or buoy so that it can be recovered.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , possibly from Old Norse lögn, lagn-; see legh- in Indo-European roots

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