Port"age (?; 48), n. [From 2d Port.] Naut. (a)
A sailor's wages when in port.
(b)
The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
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Port"age, n. [3d Port.]
A porthole.
[Obs.]
Shak.
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Por"tage (?), n. [F., from porter to carry. See Port to carry.]
1.
The act of carrying or transporting.
2.
The price of carriage; porterage.
Bp. Fell.
3.
Capacity for carrying; tonnage.
[Obs.]
Hakluyt.
4.
A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
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Por"tage (?), v. t. & i.
To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.
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