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Webster 1913 Edition

Portable

Port′a-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
portabilis
, fr.
portare
to carry: cf. F.
portable
. See
Port
demeanor.]
1.
Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty;
as, a
portable
bed, desk, engine
.
South.
2.
Possible to be endured; supportable.
[Obs.]
How light and
portable
my pain seems now!
Shakespeare
Portable forge
.
See under
Forge
.
–
Portable steam engine
.
See under
Steam engine
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Portable

PORTABLE

,
Adj.
[L. porto, to carry.]
1.
That may be carried by the hand or about the person, on horseback, or in a traveling vehicle; not bulky or heavy; that may be easily conveyed from place to place with one's traveling baggage; as a portable bureau or secretary.
2.
That may be carried from place to place.
3.
That may be borne along with one.
The pleasure of the religious man is an easy and portable pleasure.
4.
Sufferable; supportable. [Not in use.]

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