Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Freight
freight, n. [poss. MDu or MLG vrecht 'hire of a ship'.]
- Load; burden; cargo; weight.
- Gust; blast; blowing.
- Impact; meaning; importance; great significance.
- Mass; matter; material; subject; substance; content; essence; [fig.] message.
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