WAGONAGE

Etymology

Noun

wagonage (countable and uncountable, plural wagonages)

A fee paid for transportation by wagon.

A collection of wagons; wagons generally.

Source: Wiktionary


Wag"on*age, n.

1. Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon.

2. A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively. Wagonage, provender, and a piece or two of cannon. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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