dunnage noun & verb. ['dʌnɪdʒ] Also (earlier) dennage. ME.
[Origin unkn.]
Chiefly Nautical.
A. noun. Mats, brushwood, gratings, etc., stowed among a cargo to prevent wetting or chafing; colloq. miscellaneous baggage, a sailor's belongings. ME.

Comb.:
dunnage bag a kitbag.
b. verb trans. Stow with dunnage. M19.

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