"wainage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wainages [plural]
Etymology: From wain + -age. Compare Old French waaignage. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wain|age}} wain + -age, {{cog|fro|waaignage}} Old French waaignage Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wainage (countable and uncountable, plural wainages)
  1. (UK, law, obsolete) Gainage; the team and implements necessary for the cultivation of land. Tags: UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-wainage-en-noun-XAUgg4XZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: law
  2. The provision of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods or produce. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wainage-en-noun-k225CBz-

Inflected forms

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