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单词 portering
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porteringn.

Brit. /ˈpɔːt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdərɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porter n.2, porter v.1, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < either porter n.2 or porter v.1 + -ing suffix1.
The work or occupation of a porter (porter n.2 1).
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1736 Proc. Old Bailey 25 Feb. 76/2 I have known the Prisoner to have followed sometimes Portering, sometimes Coal-heaving, and sometimes carrying a Basket in Newgate-market for his Living.
1794 W. Vanderstegen Reply to Pamphlet 28 That it was a shame that the men should be paid for portering, when the meters were not paid for weighing the salt.
1843 Times 30 Mar. 6/4 He went out with a ‘portering man’ whom he had heard called ‘Charley’.
1892 in K. Laybourn Brit. Trade Unionism (1991) 79 The others, the next best, plenty of them drift into miscellaneous occupations, some go as labourers at foundries, some go to hawking, others go in for portering, others in the coal trade.
1904 Daily Chron. 4 July 6/7 Nominally he is a licensed porter,..but he does not do much portering.
1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iv. 46 The Sherpas, who hold a monopoly in high-altitude portering, come from Sola Khumbu just opposite Everest.
1995 Independent 16 Nov. 13/3 Bit by bit, the health service is being handed over to the private sector... Yesterday it was portering, today it is pathology and tomorrow it will be paediatrics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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