1773 Jetsam of is a term used to describe the cargo that was thrown overboard from a ship in order to lighten its load. The crossword solutions for this term are TEA (3 letters), AFT (3 letters), and ASTERN (6 letters). TEA stands for Taxed English American, which was a type of TEA that was taxed by the British government in 1773. AFT is an abbreviation for 'AFTER, ' which refers to the back of the ship. ASTERN is an adverb meaning 'toward or at the stern of a ship.'