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hourages

hourages is the plural of hourage.

Meaning of hourage

Noun

hourage (countable and uncountable, plural hourages)

  1. A period of time measured in hours.
    • On that date an additional man was added for the purpose of reducing the hourage on the run and reducing the punitive overtime payable under the provisions of amendment 1 […]1924, Decisions of the United States Railroad Labor Board with Addenda and Interpretations, page 781

Questions about hourages

What is hourages the plural of?
Hourages is the plural of hourage.

Words near hourages in the dictionary

  1. hour-glass
  2. hour-glass figure
  3. hour-glasses
  4. hour-long
  5. hourage
  6. hourages
  7. Houran
  8. houre
  9. hourelie
  10. hourer
  11. hourers

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