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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ligan
n : goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a
buoy so that it can be recovered [syn: {lagan}, {lagend}]
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