dockage

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[ dok-ij ]
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noun
  1. a charge for the use of a dock.

  2. docking accommodations.

  1. the act of docking a ship.

Origin of dockage

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First recorded in 1700–10; dock1 + -age

Words Nearby dockage

Other definitions for dockage (2 of 2)

dockage2
[ dok-ij ]

noun
  1. a curtailment; deduction, as from wages.

  2. waste material in wheat and other grains that is easily removed.

Origin of dockage

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First recorded in 1885–90; dock2 + -age

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How to use dockage in a sentence

  • So I wasn't gettin' ahead very fast untanglin' them dockage contracts, and before 11 o'clock I was yawning.

    Torchy and Vee | Sewell Ford
  • It rose above the passenger, as he reached dockage, in a succession of hill terraces.

  • But have you figured all the expenses—bar pilotage—river pilotage, dockage and everything?

    The Yazoo Mystery | Irving Craddock

British Dictionary definitions for dockage (1 of 2)

dockage1

/ (ˈdɒkɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a charge levied upon a vessel for using a dock

  2. facilities for docking vessels

  1. the practice of docking vessels

British Dictionary definitions for dockage (2 of 2)

dockage2

/ (ˈdɒkɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a deduction, as from a price or wages

  2. agriculture the seeds of weeds and other waste material in commercial seeds, removable by normal cleaning methods

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