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Stumpage
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Timber in standing trees, - often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared.
(2):
(n.) A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stumpage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/stumpage.html. 1828.