A large cylindrical package or bundle, typically made of canvas or leather, used for shipping goods.
From French 'ceroon,' derived from Spanish 'cerón,' which comes from 'cera' meaning wax, as these containers were originally sealed with wax.
Colonial merchants loved ceroons because they could pack valuable goods tightly and seal them waterproof—a shipping container innovation that helped launch global trade before modern cardboard boxes.
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