porterage
Americannoun
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the work of carrying supplies, goods, etc, done by porters
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the charge made for this
Etymology
Origin of porterage
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at porter 1, -age
Example Sentences
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From providing porterage services to supplying food and other necessities that made the trade possible, local businesses also profited from the sale of enslaved people.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The deep snow, the tremendous ascent, and impossibility of seeing a foothold made this porterage most laborious: but we had all safely stowed in our cave before sundown.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
They charged him for freightage, carage, storage, porterage, weightage, and to make their bill longer, they put in ratage and satage.
From Samantha on the Woman Question by Holley, Marietta
In addition to the porterage of goods they also undertake the hewing of wood, such as is used for warming purposes in the East.
From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Millingen, Julius R. Van
Peter, the lugubrious, is great at light porterage.
From Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis by Davies, Charles Maurice
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