Other definitions for dockage (2 of 2)
a curtailment; deduction, as from wages.
waste material in wheat and other grains that is easily removed.
Origin of dockage
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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 FordIt rose above the passenger, as he reached dockage, in a succession of hill terraces.
Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror | Richard LinthicumBut 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)
/ (ˈdɒkɪdʒ) /
a charge levied upon a vessel for using a dock
facilities for docking vessels
the practice of docking vessels
British Dictionary definitions for dockage (2 of 2)
/ (ˈdɒkɪdʒ) /
a deduction, as from a price or wages
agriculture the seeds of weeds and other waste material in commercial seeds, removable by normal cleaning methods
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