fardage

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noun

Scrap material, used to fill space and/or prevent goods from moving about during transport

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dunnage
OriginFrench fardage →
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Meanings

nounfardage (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablenauticalScrap material, used to fill space and/or prevent goods from moving about during transport

    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

    1648, Thomas Gage, A New Survey of the West-Indies

    Synonyms: dunnage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounScrap material, used to fill space and/or prevent goods from moving about during transport

Similar
dunnage

Origin

  1. Frenchfardage
  2. Englishfardage

Borrowed from French fardage. See fardel.

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APA

fardage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fardage

MLA

“fardage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fardage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fardage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fardage.

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