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sailage, n.|ˈseɪlɪdʒ|
[f. sail n.1 + -age.]
1. The speed of a ship under sail. ? Obs.
1632Lithgow Trav. v. 181 Pirats..gaue vs diuers assaults to their owne disaduantages; our saylage being swifter.
2. The sails of a ship collectively. Also transf.
1889Pall Mall G. 20 June 3/1 The machinery will..enable the vessel to go to sea without any sailage. 1904Harper's Mag. May 907/1 The filaments that buoy her [the spider] up and give sailage surface to the wind. |