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Webster 1913 Edition


Dunnage

Dun′nage

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Noun.
[Cf.
Dun
a mound.]
(Naut.)
Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water, or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dunnage

DUNNAGE

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Noun.
Faggots, boughs or loose wood laid on the bottom of a ship to raise heavy goods above the bottom.