Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tax paid for the ground or space occupied by a ship while in port.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A local
tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while inport .
Etymologies
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ground + -age
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Examples
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She had her own house (groundage), which was kept locked for the greater part of the year when she was not there.
Journey Of My Soul 2007
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He is a thorough pocket passer, but has legs to evade defenders or to gain some groundage (my slackers term for yards on ground).
Windy City Gridiron 2009
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Veflels coming to the fnid market with fifli to «pay the foDowingf duties for groundage.
A Compendious Digest of the Statute Law, Comprising the Substance and Effect of All the Public ... 1787
fbharjo commented on the word groundage
What a grind!
February 25, 2012