gainage

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English

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Etymology

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From Old French gaignage (pasturage, crop), French gaignage (pasturage). See gain (verb).

Noun

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gainage (uncountable)

  1. (UK, law, obsolete) The horses, oxen, ploughs, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage.
  2. The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself[1]

References

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  1. ^ John Bouvier (1839) “GAINAGE”, in A Law Dictionary, [], volumes I (A–K), Philadelphia, Pa.: T. & J. W. Johnson, [], successors to Nicklin & Johnson, [], →OCLC.

French

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Etymology

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From gaine +‎ -age. See gainer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gainage m (plural gainages)

  1. sheathing, sleeving

Further reading

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