DUNNAGE

dunnage (d<<schwa>>n-ij). Anything, esp. pieces of wood, that is put underneath or between

cargo  on  a  vessel to  prevent the  cargo  from  bruising  or  getting  wet  from  water  leaking  into  the

hold. [Cases: Shipping    110. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 326, 328.] [Blacks Law 8th]