Raftage
/ˈræf.tɪdʒ/noun
The transportation of logs or other goods by raft, or the charge for transporting them.
Did you know?In the timber trade, raftage could refer both to moving logs by water and to the fee charged for that dangerous journey, turning a natural river current into a commercial transportation system.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*raftą
“A beam or piece of timber; reconstructed Germanic ancestor associated with wood used in construction.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
raptr
“A log, beam, or rafter.”
Middle English
Middle English
rafte
“A raft or framework of joined timber.”
15th–16th Century
English
raft
“A floating platform or collection of logs fastened together.”
19th Century
English
raftage
“Transportation by raft, especially the movement of timber, or its associated charge.”
Modern English
English
raftage
“The transport of goods or logs by raft; the fee for that service.”