pose [< Cdn F "a laying or setting down" < F poser set down, deposit] Fur Trade, Hist.
1 n. one of several stopping places established on a long portage (def. la). See 1933 quote.
See also: portage ((n.)) (def. 1a) rest (def. 1) stage ((n.)) (def. 5b)
2 n. the distance or track between two such stopping places.
See also: lift (def. 1) rest (def. 2) stage ((n.)) stopping-place (def. 3)