, or lodemanship.
The hire of a pilot. It also meant both pilotage and seamanship; whence Chaucer
"His herborough, his moone, and his lodemanage,
There was none such from Hull to Cartage."
·noun To bring about; to <<Contrive>>. II. Manage ·noun To treat with care; to <<Husband>>. III. M...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A water course or way; a reach of water. II. Lode ·noun A metallic vein; any regular vein or ...
·noun An old name for a pilot boat. ...
In the laws of Oleron, seems identical with lode-manage. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A pilot boat, which was also employed in fishing; it is mentioned in statute 31 Edward III. c. 2. ...
The north star. But Spenser alludes to any star as a guide to mariners: "Like as a ship, whose lod...