Por"tage (?), v. t. & i. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland
between navigable
waters.
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.
Port"age , n. [3d Port.]
A porthole. [Obs.] Shak.
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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