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boomage en · NOUN

Etymology

From boom + -age.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A fee charged by the owner of a boom for its use in storing logs.
   • The cost of getting logs from the stump to the various sawmills, including cutting, hauling, driving, boomage, shorage, tolls, and other expenses, is, on an average, from $8 to $8.50 per 1000 feet. The average cost of stumpage is $2 1895, Congressional serial set, United States. Government Printing Office, page 177:
2. (uncountable, usually) A fee charged for the use of the area where a boom is tied.

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