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Dunnage
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Dunnage, n. Naut.
1 mats, brushwood, etc., stowed under or among cargo to prevent wetting or chafing.
2 colloq. miscellaneous baggage.
1 mats, brushwood, etc., stowed under or among cargo to prevent wetting or chafing.
2 colloq. miscellaneous baggage.
Etymology
AL dennagium, of unkn. orig.
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