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Flotsam, Flotsan
Flotsam, Flotsan
Defined in 1 dictionary —
Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A.
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1910
a name for the goods which float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship or when a ship is sunk. Distinguished from "jetsam" and "ligan." Bract, lib. 2, c. 5; B Coke, 106; 1 Bl. Comm. 292.
