Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Duties or tolls levied on ships navigating certain waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses; light-money.
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Our lighthouses exceed in number those of any other country, and we have no light-dues, as in England.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 Various
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