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porterage

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por·ter·age  (pôrtr-j, pr-)
n.
1. The carrying of burdens or goods as done by porters.
2. The charge for this activity.
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Noun1.porterage - the charge for carrying burdens by porters
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
2.porterage - the transportation of burdens by porters
carry - the act of carrying something
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Like the other men in the house, he knew of the carrying to and fro of the great chest, and had got it into his head that the care exercised in its porterage indicated that it was full of treasure.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
The basket being large and heavy, Car had placed it for convenience of porterage on the top of her head, where it rode on in jeopardized balance as she walked with arms akimbo.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
A man don't see all this here a goin' on dreadful round him, in the way of Subjects without heads, dear me, plentiful enough fur to bring the price down to porterage and hardly that, without havin' his serious thoughts of things.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
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