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gauger|ˈgeɪdʒə(r)|
Forms: 6 gagier, gaugeo(u)r, 7 gawger, -eo(u)r, gaudger, gajor, 6–8 gager, 9 guager, 5– gauger.
[a. AF. gaugeour, agent-n. f. gauger gauge v.1]
1. One who gauges, in senses of the vb.; esp. in sense 3, an exciseman.
1483,1531[see gauge v.1 3]. 1542Recorde Gr. Artes (1575) 206 How they do differ daily from their iust measure, y⊇ Gagiers can tell you better than I. 1608R. Norton tr. Stevin's Disme B iij b, To Land-Meaters, Gaudgers, Stereo⁓meters in generall. 1668N. Riding Rec. VI. 125 Gajor to His Majesty for the duty of Excise. 1702Lond. Gaz. No. 3790/5 Every Bushel of Malt, so conveyed from the Sight and View of the Gaugers. 1789Burns To Dr. Blacklock iv, But what d'ye think, my trusty fier, I'm turned a gauger. 1818Scott Rob Roy iv, It's e'en because your English gaugers and supervisors..have taen up the trade of thievery over the heads of the native professors. 1887Stevenson Underwoods i. ii, The gauger walked with willing foot And aye the gauger played the flute.
fig.1856R. A. Vaughan Mystics (1860) I. 181 Entertained my jovial guager of monks' bellies with the best cheer I had. 1874Whittier Hum. Sacr. v, Calm gauger of the swelling tide Of mortal agony and fear.
†2. One who sells liquor. Obs. rare—1.
c1610in Gutch Coll. Cur. II. 14 That no Tipler or Gauger sell by other measure than by gallon, pottel [etc.].
3. A gauging instrument, a measure.
1580Babington Exp. Lord's Prayer (1596) 200 As with a gager he gageth them by those blessings. 1612Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 314 This Instrument, the Trafine..needeth no rule or gager. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Gauger..an instrument used by leather cutters.
Hence ˈgaugership, the office of a gauger.
1881Nation (N.Y.) XXXIII. 1 Because he does not satisfy them with collectorships, gaugerships, and consulates. |