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portage work 
n. the carrying of canoes or boats and their cargoes at a portage (def. la).
See also: portage ((n.)) (def. 1a) portaging
- 1905 (1954) It was a large party, heavily laden, and, in the absence of help, the portage work at the Dalles of the Columbia river would have taken a long time.
- 1905 (1954) It was a large party, heavily laden, and, in the absence of help, the portage work at the Dalles of the Columbia river would have taken a long time.