Definition from the Oxford English Dictionary:-
Loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship's hold.
Dated, informal A person's belongings, especially those brought on board ship.
belongings, possessions, stuff, property, worldly goods, goods, personal effects, effects, paraphernalia, impedimenta, bits and pieces, bits and bobs
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Origin:-
Middle English: of unknown origin