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fraughtage

/ˈfɹɔːtɪd͡ʒ/

fraughtage noun: freight; cargo.

Noun

fraughtage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) freight; cargo
    • Our fraughtage, sir, I have convey'd aboard; and I have bought the oil, the balsamum and aqua-vitae.c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • our ships are so near return, as laden on the Downs with such a wealthy fraughtage.c. 1610-1614, William Rowley (attributed), A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vexed

Origin of fraughtage

From fraught + -age.

Questions about fraughtage

What does fraughtage mean?
Fraughtage means freight; cargo.
What part of speech is fraughtage?
Fraughtage is a noun.
How do you pronounce fraughtage?
Fraughtage is pronounced /ˈfɹɔːtɪd͡ʒ/.

Words near fraughtage in the dictionary

  1. Frauenhofer's line
  2. Frauenhofer's lines
  3. fraughan
  4. fraughans
  5. fraught
  6. fraughtage
  7. fraughted
  8. fraughter
  9. fraughtest
  10. fraughteth
  11. fraughting

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