Dunnage
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Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on thebottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury bywater, or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion.
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Anything used in the shipping industry to brace and protect the freight being transported.
Dunnage includes, but is not limited to, empty cardboard boxes, inflated shipping pillows, lengths of wood, pallets, styrofoam, bubble wrap, etc.
One of the few words in the dictionary that actually sounds as unintelligent to say as the people who use it. -
Blocks of old, used wood, which are used to hold up vehicles, or brace components when servicing.
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The cardboard piece we put in the box de lit avec the napolene flake so that the moldy damp bed donts get any more moldy and damp. If you unwrap the dunnage, you will likely find an olympic gold medal, the firsh hishu of Time magazine, or a cartoon. Lalondez youse to be a dunnage supervisor at his job at Nortel!
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Loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship
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