See Also: flotsam(dictionary)
flotsam(dictionary)
Flotsam - Sailing(gambling)
FLOTSAM, or FLOTSAN(law)

flotsam (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: floteson, from Old French floter 'to float']
broken pieces of wood and other things from a wrecked ship, floating in the sea or scattered on the shore
::He would walk along the beach collecting the flotsam and jetsam that had been washed ashore.
things that people no longer want and so throw away
::works of art made from the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life
people who are very poor and do not have jobs or homes
::Camps were set up to shelter the flotsam and jetsam of the war.