Wharfage

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wharfage \Wharf"age\, n.
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     1. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf
        for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively;
        quayage.
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     2. A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wharfage
       n 1: a fee charged for the use of a wharf
       2: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
          supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
          [syn: {pier}, {wharf}, {dock}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  WHARFAGE. The money paid for landing goods upon, or loading them from a 
  wharf. Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.