Definition of "tunnage" []

• Alternative form of tonnage. (noun)

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• "This measure of “tunnage” as units of volume should not be confused with other measures of weight that developed later, such as “displacement tons.”"
• "A vessel is measured by a surveyor to ascertain her tunnage, and the collector records or registers in a book her name, the port to which she belongs, her burden or tunnage, and the name of the place in which she was built, and gives to the owner or commander a certificate of such registry."