English
fardage
Fardage comes from French fardage.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfardage
- Englishearliest quotation 1648same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentfardage
- Englishearliest quotation 1648same form
Earliest quotation: 1648, Thomas Gage: “The next morning at sun rising, Cortez departed with…”
Every English word from French fardage
Today it means
noun Scrap material, used to fill space and/or prevent goods from moving about during transport
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French fardage / fardage