Dŭn'naġe, n.

n. [Cf. dun, mound, and dune.] (Naut.) Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of a ship to raise heavy goods above the bottom to prevent injury by water in the hold; also, loose articles of merchandise wedged between parts of the cargo, to prevent rubbing and to hold them steady. Totten. Simmonds.