This is with the view of saving lighterage and plunderage, and bringing the great mass of commerce so much nearer to the heart of the City.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of Thomas Telford]

That Wharfingers ihouldbe Uabto for plunderage of goods in the warehoufcs under their charge y (which is known to be very extenfiv. e at prefent;) and that fiich Wharfingers a»nd 'Warehoufe-men ffiould fee that all ffigar calks are flowed upon their bulge, and not upon their ends, as at prefent, to prevent drainage.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis: Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and ...] Reference