WAVESON

Etymology

Noun

waveson (uncountable)

(legal, archaic) Goods found floating on the sea after a shipwreck.

Source: Wiktionary


Wave"son, n. Etym: [From Wave; cf. Jetsam.] (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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