Stump"age (?), n. 1.
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. [Local, U.S.]
Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut
by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of
land.
C. S. Sargent.
2. A tax on the amount of timber cut,
regulated by the price of lumber. [Local, U.S.] The
Nation.
Stump"age (?), n. 1.
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. [Local, U.S.]
Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut
by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of
land.
C. S. Sargent.
2. A tax on the amount of timber cut,
regulated by the price of lumber. [Local, U.S.] The
Nation.
