luggage

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LUG'GAGE, noun [from lug.] 1. Any thing cumbersome and heavy to be carried; traveling baggage. I am gathering up my luggage and preparing for my journey. 2. Something of more weight than value. What do you mean to dote on such luggage?
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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