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jetsam

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/

The English word “jetsam” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
  2. Discarded or leftover odds and ends.

Etymology

From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison.

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