lade (1)EnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishlade1 /leɪd / ▸ verb (past and past participle laden /ˈleɪd(ə)n/) [with object] archaic put cargo on board (a ship). ▪ ship (goods) as cargo: the surplus products must be laden on board the vessels. ▪ [no object] (of a ship) take on cargo: vessels lade there. – ORIGIN Old English hladan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German laden ‘to load’, also to ladle and perhaps to lathe.
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