dunnage (dunaj)

[Origin unknown.] 1. Fagots, boughs, or loose wood laid in the hold tom and prevent injury from water; also, loose articles of lading wedged between parts of the ear go to hold them steady and prevent injury We covered Che bottom of the hold over, fore and aft, with dried brush for dunnage. R. H. Dana, Jr., Before the Mast, p. 304. a ship raise heavy goods above the bot friction or collision. 2. Baggage But Barnacle suggested, as some of the dunnage and the tent would need to be dried before being packed, that We build a fire outside. CA. Neidé , Cruise of Aurora (1885), p. 105. dunnage (dun'aj), v. t .; pret. and pp. dunnaged , ppr. duhnaging. [ duniyage , n.] To stow with fagots or or loose loose wood, as the bottom of a ship's hold; wellge or chock, as cargo. See dunnage , n. Ve els fraudulently dunnaged for the purpose of reducing their tonnage. The American, VIII. 382. a settler in a hill country. dunsh, v. t. See dunch1. dunsicalt, a. See duncical.