dun|nage

dun|nage
dun|nage «DUHN ihj», noun.
1. loose packing of branches, mats, or soft refuse, such as wastepaper or plastic, beneath, wedged among, or placed around a cargo to prevent damage by water or chafing or to protect freight in a railroad car: »

We covered the bottom of the hold…with dried brush, for dunnage (Richard Henry Dana).

2. Figurative. miscellaneous baggage.
3. Slang. a sailor's or tramp's clothes: »

The tramp carried his dunnage tied to a stick.

[origin uncertain]

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