In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TRUCKAGE
hauling, trucking, truckage
(noun) the activity of transporting goods by truck
truckage
(noun) a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
truckage (countable and uncountable, plural truckages)
the carrying of goods by truck
a charge for this
(obsolete) exchange; bartering; truck
Source: Wiktionary
Truck"age, n.
Definition: The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter; truck. The truckage of perishing coin. Milton.
Truck"age, n.
Definition: Money paid for the conveyance of goods on a truck; freight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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