Lagan

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lagan \La"gan\, n. & v.
     See {Ligan}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ligan \Li"gan\ (l[imac]"gan), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie,
     ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law)
     Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that
     they may be found again. See {Jetsam} and {Flotsam}. [Written
     also {lagan}.] --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lagan
       n : goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a
           buoy so that it can be recovered [syn: {lagend}, {ligan}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  LAGAN. Goods tied to a buoy and cast into the sea are so called. The same as 
  Ligan. (q.v.)