[In sense 1 for earlier kay-, KEYAGE, q.v.; in sense 2 f. QUAY sb. + -AGE.]
1. Dues levied on goods landed or shipped at a quay, or on ships using the quay.
1756. in Rolt, Dict. Trade.
1778. Engl. Gazetteer (ed. 2), s.v. Truro, The quayage of goods laden or unladen there.
1894. J. H. Wylie, Hist. Eng. Hen. IV., II. 475. A quayage of 6d. was levied on every ship bringing articles alongside.
2. Quay-room, quay-space.
1840. Evid. Hull Docks Comm., 29. You have allotted considerable room for quayage.
1881. W. Wilkins, Songs of Study, 32. We strolled by the quayage and bridges.
1888. Spectator, 30 June, 891/2. A hundred years ago, the quayage of the harbour [Glasgow] measured 382 yards.