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ligan

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li⋅gan

  [lahy-guhn]
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–noun Law.
lagan.

lag⋅an

  [lag-uhn]
–noun Law.
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
Also, ligan.

Origin:
1525–35; < MF (> ML laganum); prob. < Gmc; cf. ON lǫgn net laid in the sea
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lag·an   (lāg'ən)   
n.  Cargo or equipment thrown into the sea but attached to a float or buoy so that it can be recovered.

[French, from Old French, possibly from Old Norse lögn, lagn-; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]
li·gan   (lī'gən)   
n.  Variant of lagan.
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