luggage
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
lug·gage
 (lŭg'ĭj) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Probably lug2 + (bag)gage.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
luggage
luggage
1596, from lug (v.) "to drag;" so, lit. "what has to be lugged about" (or, in Johnson's definition, "any thing of more bulk than value"). In 20c., the usual word for "baggage belonging to passengers."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| luggage | |
noun | |
| cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn: baggage] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Luggage
Lug"gage\, n. [From 4th Lug.] That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their contents. I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey. --Swift. What do you mean, To dote thus on such luggage! --Shak. Syn: Plunder; baggage. Luggage van, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car, or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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