metage

metage
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  • 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

  • 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 || miːtɪdÊ’ 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

  • Measurement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Measurement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 measurement measurement admeasurement mensuration survey valuation appraisement assessment assize Sgm: N 1 estimate estimate estimation Sgm: N 1 dead reckoning …   English dictionary for students

  • List of Acts of Parliament of the Great Britain Parliament, 1760-1779 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1760 1779. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament.For… …   Wikipedia

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