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quayage|ˈkiːɪdʒ|
[In sense 1 for earlier kay-, keyage, q.v.; in sense 2 f. quay n. + -age.]
1. Dues levied on goods landed or shipped at a quay, or on ships using the quay.
1756in Rolt Dict. Trade. 1778Engl. Gazetteer (ed. 2) s.v. Truro, The quayage of goods laden or unladen there. 1894J. H. Wylie Hist. Eng. Hen. IV, II. 475 A quayage of 6d. was levied on every ship bringing articles alongside.
2. Quay-room, quay-space.
1840Evid. Hull Docks Comm. 29 You have allotted considerable room for quayage. 1881W. Wilkins Songs of Study 32 We strolled by the quayage and bridges. 1888Spectator 30 June 891/2 A hundred years ago, the quayage of the harbour [Glasgow] measured 382 yards. |