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iactare
Latin · ancient
"to throw repeatedly"
to throw repeatedly
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iactatio
Latin · ancient
"a throwing"
a throwing, from iactare
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getteson
Anglo-French · medieval
"throwing cargo overboard to lighten a ship"
carried into legal French for throwing cargo overboard to lighten a ship
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jettison
English · 1500s
"to throw something away, especially to lighten a load"
settled as the English word for throwing something away, especially to lighten a load
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