GROUND'AGE, noun A tax paid by a ship for standing in port. GROUND'-ANGLING, noun Fishing without a float, with a bullet placed a few inches from the hook. GROUND'-ASH, noun A sapling of ash; a young shoot from the stump of an ash. GROUND'-BAIT,noun Bait for fish which sinks to the bottom of the water. GROUND'-FLOOR, noun The first or lower floor of a house. But the English call the second floor from the ground the first floor.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI