tonnage

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TON'NAGE, noun [from ton, a corrupt orthography. See Tun.] 1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or ship. 2. The cubical content or burthen of a ship in tuns; or the amount of weight which she may carry. 3. A duty or impost on ships, estimated per tun; or a duty, toll or rate payable on goods per tun, transported on canals.
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