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dun·nage (dun′ij)

noun

  1. a loose packing of any bulky material put around cargo for protection
  2. personal baggage or belongings

Etymology: ML dennagium < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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