bushelage

bushelage
\\ˈbu̇shəlij\ noun (-s)
Etymology: bushel (I) + -age
: amount in bushels

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ˈbushelage
(ˈbʊʃəlɪdʒ)
[f. as bushel v.1 + -age; prob. after OFr. boisselage, boesselage a species of ‘droit’.]
Duty payable by the bushel on measurable commodities.
in Todd; and in mod. Dicts.

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  • Bushelage — Bush el*age, n. A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bushelage — bush·el·age …   English syllables

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