beamage

beamage
\\ˈbēmij\ noun (-s)
Etymology: beam (I) + -age
: a deduction for loss by evaporation of weight in a freshly dressed animal carcass cooling on a beam

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beamage
(ˈbiːmɪdʒ)
[f. beam n.1 + -age.]
A deduction for loss of weight by evaporation in cooling, made in weighing the dressed carcass of a beast.
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