GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Scavage , n. [LL. scavagium, fr. AS. sceƔwian to look at, to inspect. See Show.] (O. Eng. Law) A toll or duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts.Cowell.1913 Webster