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labourage|ˈleɪbərɪdʒ|
Also 5 labourrage, 9 laborage.
[a. F. labourage (12–13th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. labourer to labour. In sense 3, f. labour n. + -age.]
†1. Ploughing; concr. ploughed or cultivated land. Obs.
1475Bk. Noblesse 65 Labouragis and approwementis of londes and pastures. Ibid. 70 In tilieng, ering, and labourage of his londis to bere corne and fruit. 1502Ord. Crysten Men (W. de W. 1506) iv. xxi. 286 Whiche by huntynges endomageth gretely cornes, grasse, or other labourages.
†2. Labouring, labour, work. Obs.
1484Caxton Fables of æsop vi. x. (1889) 205 They retorned to theyr labourrage. 1660Hexham Dutch Dict., Arbeydinge, labourage, labouring, or taking paines.
3. Payment for labour.
1826MS. Bill of John Earle, Hull, Laborage, Shipping, and Wharfage 4s. 1890East. Morn. News 14 Feb. 3/5, I allude specially to the question of labourage, which shows a very great increase. |