fardage

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fardage. See fardel.

Noun

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fardage (uncountable)

  1. (nautical, archaic) Scrap material, used to fill space and/or prevent goods from moving about during transport
    Synonym: dunnage
    • 1648, Thomas Gage, A New Survey of the West-Indies:
      The next morning at sun rising, Cortez departed with his Army in good order, and in the midst of them went the Fardage and Artillerie

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