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Meanings of poundage in English
Catalan
confiscació Usage of poundage in English
1
He resisted ship-money and the tax unlawfully imposed on tonnage and poundage.
2
Those who levied tonnage and poundage were branded with the same epithet.
3
Tonnage and poundage continued to be levied by the royal authority alone.
4
Dew shifted a lot of poundage in a surprisingly elegant manner.
5
Grateful to offload the extra poundage, I removed the hated jacket.
6
Having absconded with such prodigious poundage of material goods, perhaps they had no choice.
7
The parliament did not grant the duty of tonnage and poundage to Henry VIII.
8
He expected tonnage and poundage for the Navy for life, as was the custom.
9
I hauled it to the dining room, slightly uneasy at its lack of poundage.
10
For instance, tonnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.
11
For instance, tunnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.
12
First Parliament, 1626, would grant "tonnage and poundage" for only one year.
13
He knew, too, that people were buying motor cars on performance, not poundage, now.
14
Composed of a big chunk of mastiff, the beast easily outdid me in poundage.
15
He lent a lot of time to reps and poundage and it has paid off.
16
Though the bartender matched Slidell in poundage, his weight was distributed along more orthodox lines.
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