DUNNAGES

Noun

dunnages

plural of dunnage

Anagrams

• Dane guns, dunegans, gunnades

Source: Wiktionary


DUNNAGE

Dun"nage, n. Etym: [Cf. Dun a mound.] (Naut.)

Definition: Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water, or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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