lagan

4 definitions found

lagan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

  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]

lagan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lagan
      n 1: goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a
           buoy so that it can be recovered [syn: lagan, lagend,
           ligan]

lagan - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

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