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Portable :: Portable (a.) Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine..

Padlock :: Padlock (n.) A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc..

Stepmother :: Stepladder (n.) A portable set of steps.

Regal :: Regal (n.) A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries..

Transportable :: Transportable (a.) Capable of being transported.

Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..

Petronel :: Petronel (n.) A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century..

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship..

Stover :: Stovepipe (n.) Pipe made of sheet iron in length and angular or curved pieces fitting together, -- used to connect a portable stove with a chimney flue..

Faldstool :: Faldstool (n.) A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral church..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..

Portfolio :: Portfolio (n.) A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc..

Tolerable :: Tolerable (a.) Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally..

Ladder :: Ladder (v. i.) A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps..

Pontoon :: Pontoon (n.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc., forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops..

Melodeon :: Melodeon (n.) A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine.

Feretory :: Feretory (n.) A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints..

Cyclops :: Cyclops (n. sing. & pl.) A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc..

Baker :: Baker (v. i.) A portable oven in which baking is done.

Importunable :: Importunable (a.) Heavy; insupportable.

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