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Porterage   Listen
noun
Porterage  n.  
1.
The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
2.
Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.





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"Porterage" Quotes from Famous Books



... In the first place, I regret to say that I have not been taught any trade, so that I cannot become a blacksmith or a carpenter or anything of that sort. A clerk's duties I can undertake, but it seems to me that clerks are not much wanted here just now. Porterage is heavy work and rather slow. I may be reduced to that if nothing better turns up, but it has occurred to me that I might try painting with success. What would ...
— Digging for Gold - Adventures in California • R.M. Ballantyne


Words linked to "Porterage" :   charge


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