COLPORTAGE


Meaning of COLPORTAGE in English

/kol"pawr'tij, -pohr'-/ ; Fr. /kawl pawrdd tannzh"/ , n.

the work of a colporteur.

[ 1840-50; colport ( er ) to hawk (lit., carry on the neck; see COL, PORT 5 ) + -age -AGE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .