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boomage

boomage noun: a fee charged by the owner of a boom for its use in storing logs.

Noun

boomage (usually uncountable, plural boomages)

  1. (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 $21895, Congressional serial set, United States. Government Printing Office, page 177
  2. (usually) A fee charged for the use of the area where a boom is tied.

Forms of boomage

pluralboomages

Origin of boomage

From boom + -age.

Questions about boomage

What does boomage mean?
Boomage means a fee charged by the owner of a boom for its use in storing logs.
What part of speech is boomage?
Boomage is a noun.
What is the plural of boomage?
The plural of boomage is boomages.

Words near boomage in the dictionary

  1. boom-bust
  2. boom-busts
  3. boom-house
  4. boom-houses
  5. boomable
  6. boomage
  7. boomages
  8. Boomahnoomoonah
  9. boomaler
  10. boomalers
  11. Boomanoomana

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