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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1638
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Pinnage, n.2 [? f. Pin n.1 5. Cf. tunnage duty payable on tun of wine.] ? A duty on a cask of wine. = Primage n. —c 1638 Tract. Leg. Naval. 63.
Pinnage or prymage … is ane dewtie dew to the poor and it maintaines them in the hospitall
