Goods; household stuff, baggage. English and American.
Well, when we alighted, and got the baggage off, away starts the guide with the Judges traps to a settler's.--Sam Slick in England, ch. 9.
·noun ·pl Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Constables and thief-takers. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A contemptuous name for any curious portable piece of machinery, or philosophical apparatus. ...
The kids, crockery, bowls, spoons, and other articles of mess service. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book