ferriage
Americannoun
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transportation by ferry
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the fee charged for passage on a ferry
Etymology
Origin of ferriage
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at ferry, -age
Example Sentences
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It had cost almost a quarter then, with the ferriage and toll-gates, if you walked to Newark.
From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Upon reaching South Amboy, where he was to cross over to Staten Island, he found himself, with his wagons, horses, and men, without any money to pay his ferriage across to the island.
From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by James Dabney McCabe
When I was asked for the ferriage, I paid for two, and the ferryman asked where the other was.
From Vandemark's Folly by Herbert Quick
There is no reason why a ferry should not be kept here at a reasonable rate, for ferriage.
From Across the Plains to California in 1852 Journal of Mrs. Lodisa Frizzell by Lodisa Frizell
I therefore again descended the almost perpendicular staircase, paid my ferriage, entered a small boat, and in a twinkling was in the midst of the waters, enveloped in the surrounding spray.
From Notes on a Tour Through the Western part of The State of New York by Anonymous
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