Payment by farms to the usually sovereign possessor of a marl pit. In earlier times, marl was a popular soil improvement material in many areas, containing both lime and other minerals. – In old freight [cargo] invoices, also the carriage costs for transporting the marl from the pit to the buyer. – See freight money, carriage money, carter’s money.
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