Cranage. World English Historical Dictionary

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Also 5 crainage, 6 kranage, (craneagh). [f. CRANE + -AGE.] The use of a crane to hoist goods; dues paid for the use of a crane.

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1481–90.  Howard Househ. Bks. (Roxb.), 43. Item, [for] warfage j. d. Item, [for] crainage vj. d.

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1532.  Churchw. Acc. Heybridge, Essex (Nichols, 1797), 182. for the claper and yern worke of the gret bell 6s. 8d; for Cranage 2d.

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1607.  Cowell, Interpr., Cranage is a liberty to use a crane for the drawing up of wares from the vessels.

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1641.  W. Hakewil, Libertie of Subject, 123. For example, Wharfage, Cranage, Scavage, and such like.

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1804.  Denholm, Tour to Lakes, 141. The dues of cranage at the quays.

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1887.  W. Hunt, Bristol, 209. The port dues, wharfage, cranage, and the like.

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