Hypertext Webster Gateway: "portable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Portable \Port"a*ble\, a. [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! --Shak.
{Portable forge}. See under {Forge}.
{Portable steam engine}. See under {Steam engine}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
portable
adj 1: easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television
set" [ant: {unportable}]
2: of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a
boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"
n : a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it
can be carried
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