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   Jet·sam

   /ˈjetsəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel: "there was plenty of good kindling among the jetsam on the beach"

   Word Origin late 16th century (as jetson): from jettison.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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