cargason
cargason noun: a cargo; a load of goods transported.
Noun
cargason (plural cargasons)
- A cargo; a load of goods transported.
- Diſcretion is the ballaſt of our Ship, that carries us ſteady; but Zeal is the very Fraight, the Cargaſon, the Merchandiſe it ſelf, vvhich enriches us in the land of the living; and this vvas our caſe, vve vvere all come to eſteem our Ballaſt more then our Fraight, our Diſcretion more then our...1625 January 24 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), John Donne, “A Sermon Preached at St. Dunstans January 15. 1625. The First Sermon after Our Dispersion, by the Sickness.”, in XXVI. Sermons...
Forms of cargason
| plural | cargasons |
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Origin of cargason
From French cargaison, Spanish cargazón, from Latin cargare (“to load”). See cargo.
Questions about cargason
- What does cargason mean?
- Cargason means a cargo; a load of goods transported.
- What part of speech is cargason?
- Cargason is a noun.
- What is the plural of cargason?
- The plural of cargason is cargasons.
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