While the Black-nebs wanted only the tea and sugar cheap, and a drap brandy at a reasonable rate, I was hand in glove wi' them; and ga'e them ben the house to meet in, free o' a charge—save the natural corkage.
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Corkage
/ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/
Synonyms for "corkage" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
bottle fee
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corkage fee
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4 entriescorkage chargecorking methodhand corkingwine service fee
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6 entriesbottle corkagecorkage chargecorkage feecorkage policyrestaurant corkagewine corkage
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‘Corkage’ is the peculiar vail of the superior of the establishment. You must, if you are the stranger within his gates, imbibe his very bad 18s. sherry at a charge of 36s., or his fifth-rate bottled beer, or pay the ‘corkage’ fee of 1s. 6d. per dozen on everything of your own ordering from which a cork has to be extracted, and probably also forfeit the bottles, charged, in the case of beer, at 2s. per dozen.
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Five of their favorite destinations are included below and, although their wines lists are pedestrian, modest corkages are the rule.
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