dockage

dockage
dockage
dockage1 [däk′ij]
n.
[ DOCK1 + -AGE]
1. the fee charged for the use of a dock
2. docking accommodations
3. the docking of ships
dockage2 [däk′ij]
n.
[ DOCK4 + -AGE]
a cutting off or down; curtailment; deduction

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