- Metage
- Metage Met"age (?; 48), n. [From {Mete}, v.]
1. Measurement, especially of coal. --De Foe.
[1913 Webster]
2. Charge for, or price of, measuring. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Metage
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metage — index measurement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
metage — [mēt′ij] n. [ METE1 + AGE] 1. official measurement of contents or weight of coal, grain, etc. 2. the charge for this … English World dictionary
metage — /mee tij/, n. 1. the official measurement of contents or weight. 2. the charge for such measurement. [1520 30; METE1 + AGE] * * * … Universalium
metage — met·age || miËtɪdÊ’ n. official calibration, official measurement; charge for the official measurement of contents or weight … English contemporary dictionary
metage — [ mi:tɪdʒ] noun historical the duty paid for the official weighing of loads of coal, grain, etc. Origin C16: from mete1 + age … English new terms dictionary
metage — met·age … English syllables
metage — n. official measurement; fee paid for this … Dictionary of difficult words
metage — n. 1 the official measuring of a load of coal etc. 2 the duty paid for this. Etymology: METE(1) + AGE … Useful english dictionary
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