Bloomage

/ˈbluː.mɪdʒ/ noun

Fees or payments charged by a bloomery or iron-working forge; payment for using iron-working facilities.

From 'bloom' (a mass of iron from a furnace) plus the suffix '-age' (indicating a fee or charge, as in 'tonnage' or 'wharfage'). This medieval and early modern term reflects iron-working economics.

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