[f. BALLAST sb. + -AGE.] Toll paid for the privilege of taking ballast.
1691. T. H[ale], Acc. New Invent., 95. The Right of the Ballastage … belongs to the Admiral.
1759. Ann. Reg., 97/2. Better regulation of lastage and Ballastage in the Thames.
[f. BALLAST sb. + -AGE.] Toll paid for the privilege of taking ballast.
1691. T. H[ale], Acc. New Invent., 95. The Right of the Ballastage … belongs to the Admiral.
1759. Ann. Reg., 97/2. Better regulation of lastage and Ballastage in the Thames.
