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A sailor's wages when in port.

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  1. n. A sailor's wages when in port.
  2. n. The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.
  3. n. A porthole.
  4. n. The act of carrying or transporting.
  5. n. The price of carriage; porterage.
  6. n. Capacity for carrying; tonnage.
  7. n. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d Carry.
  8. v. t. & i. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.
  9. n. the cost of carrying or transporting
  10. n. overland track between navigable waterways
  11. n. carrying boats and supplies overland
  12. (a) A sailor's wages when in port. (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage. A porthole. [Obs.] Shak. 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. To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable waters.