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† shewage Obs. rare. [f. shew, show v. + -age.] An etymologizing alteration of scavage n., due to the lawyers of the 15–16th c.1500 in Star Chamber Cases (Selden Soc.) I. 73 All maner of toll & Shewage oderwise called Skawage amonges oder thynges. 1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII, c. 8 Dyvers Meires..have..ta...
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▪ I. scavage, n. (ˈskævɪdʒ) Also 5 scawage, 6 skawage, skavag(e, 7 scavadge. [a. AF. scawage, schawage (Rolls of Parlt. an. 1402), = North-Eastern OF. escauwage, f. escauwer to inspect, ad. Flemish scauwen = OE. scéawian show v. The OE. synonym was scéawung (see showing vbl. n.), the ME. form of whi...
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