LAGAN

lagan, lagend, ligan

(noun) goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lagan (uncountable)

(legal) Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.

Anagrams

• Galan, Ngala, alang

Source: Wiktionary


La"gan, n. & v.

Definition: See Ligan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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