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▪ I. † truckage1 Obs. rare.
In 7 truccage.
[f. truck v.1 + -age.]
The action of trucking; exchange, barter.
1641Milton Reform. ii. 15 If such Divine ministeries as these must..not passe to and fro..without the truccage of perishing Coine.
▪ II. truckage2|ˈtrʌkɪdʒ|
[f. truck n.2 or v.2 + -age.]
Conveyance by truck or trucks, or the cost of this; also, supply of trucks collectively (cf. tonnage n. 5).
1830W. S. Moorsom Lett. from Nova Scotia iii. 80 Away scamper a dozen proud nags waiting for truckage. 1846Worcester, Truckage,..expense of conveying by trucks. 1883L. Z. Joncas Fisheries Canada 28 (Fish. Exhib. Publ.) The erection and repairs of buildings, tin and iron work, boat-building, fuel-cutting, truckage, and other expenditure. 1901Daily Chron. 11 Nov. 5/6 Unless a further amount of truckage can be allotted immediately, the inhabitants will have to go extremely short. |