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dunnage
dunnage, loose wood or wooden blocks used in the holds of the old-fashioned cargo ship. They were employed to secure the cargo above the floors and away from the ship's sides to protect it from any sweating of the ship's plates, and also to wedge it firmly so that it did not get thrown about in a heavy sea. Container ships and containerization have replaced the old methods of transporting cargo.
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"dunnage." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dunnage." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-dunnage.html "dunnage." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-dunnage.html |
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dunnage
dun·nage / ˈdənij/ • n. pieces of wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship's hold. ∎ inf. a person's belongings, esp. those brought on board ship. |
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"dunnage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dunnage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dunnage.html "dunnage." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dunnage.html |
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dunnage
dunnage n.
1. pieces of wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship's hold. 2. a person's belongings, especially those brought on board ship. |
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"dunnage." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dunnage." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dunnage.html "dunnage." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dunnage.html |
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dunnage
dunnage light material, brushwood, etc. stowed among a cargo. XIV (in AL. form dennagium), XV (donage), XVII (dynnage). of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "dunnage." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dunnage." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dunnage.html T. F. HOAD. "dunnage." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dunnage.html |
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Dunnage
Dunnagebaggage; clothes collectively —Slang Dictionary, 1874. |
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"Dunnage." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dunnage." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300578.html "Dunnage." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300578.html |
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dunnage
dunnage
•damage
•image, scrimmage
•pilgrimage
•homage, West Bromwich
•plumage
•rummage, scrummage
•manage, mismanage, pannage, stage-manage
•carnage
•cranage, drainage
•spinach • concubinage • libertinage
•linage • nonage • coinage
•dunnage, tonnage
•orphanage • baronage • patronage
•parsonage • personage • Stevenage
•cozenage • seepage • slippage
•equipage • stoppage • warpage
•groupage
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"dunnage." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dunnage." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dunnage.html "dunnage." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dunnage.html |
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