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1. Porter
   The USS Porter was an American Porter Class destroyer of 1850 tons displacement launched in 1935. The USS Porter was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox high pressure oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with eight 5 inch guns; eight 1 p...
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2. Porter
   A single engined turbine aircraft carrying up to ten jumpers
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3. porter
   [n] - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) 2. [n] - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) 3. [n] - American writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) 4. [n] - a person employed to carry luggage and supplie...
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4. porter
   thought to originate from the mix of sour and young beer drunk by porters working in the London stations and docks. Nowadays taken to mean a dark bitter beer, half way between a bitter and a stout
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5. porter
   a week stout that is rich in saccharine matter and contains about four per cent of alcohol Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • it carries the threads necessary for the cloth ground Category: Various industries and crafts
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6. Porter
   Por'ter noun [ French portier , Latin portarius , from porta a gate, door. See Port a gate.] A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. Shak. « To him th...
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7. Porter
   Por'ter noun [ French porteur , from porter to carry, Latin portare . See Port to carry.] 1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire. 2. (Forging) A bar of iron or steel...
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8. porter
   A membrane protein that functions to transport substances into and out of the cell. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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9. porter
   porter`s beer noun a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
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10. porter
    noun a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
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11. porter
    noun a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
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12. Porter
    O. Henry noun United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
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13. Porter
    Cole Albert Porter noun United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
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14. Porter
    noun United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
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15. Porter
    • (n.) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar. • (n.) A carrier; one who carries or c...
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16. porter
    (from the article `holy order`) any of several grades in the ordained ministry of some of the Christian churches, comprising at various times the major orders of bishop, priest, ...
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17. porter
    (from the article `beer`) ...gave the best-quality beer, called strong beer, and a third extract yielded the poorest-quality beer, called small beer. In the 18th century, ...
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18. Porter
    Porter is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Door Guard, gate-keeper.` Where is it used? The name Porter is mainly used In English. Porter appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 476.. 1880 was a `top year` for the name Porter. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year i...
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19. porter
    porter A person whose employment is to carry burdens; now especially a servant of a railway company, or airport, employed to carry luggage at a station or airport.
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20. Porter
    Porter (Stout) is a dark type of beer which originated in London in 1722.
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21. porter
    
    • a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
    • someone who guards the entrance to a building
    • United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
    • American writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
    • a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
    • dark sweet ale brewed from black malt
    
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22. porter
    porter: see beer.
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23. Porter
    Porter (black and gold) is a type of marble found in the Apennines. Porter has a black background clouded with grey and is strongly veined with chain-like formations in yellow - whence it's alternative name of 'black and gold'.
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24. Porter
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pōr′tĕr Definitions: 1. Curt C., 20th-century U.S. biochemist. See: Porter-Silber chromogens, under chromogen, Porter-Silber reaction, Porter-Silber chromogens test
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25. Porter
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pōr′tĕr Definitions: 1. Thomas C., British scientist, 1860-1933. See: Ferry-Porter law
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