"portsale" meaning in English

See portsale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: portsales [plural]
Etymology: From port + sale. See port (“gate”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|port|sale}} port + sale Head templates: {{en-noun}} portsale (plural portsales)
  1. (obsolete) public or open sale; auction Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-portsale-en-noun-3Mr9pPv4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) public or open sale; auction"
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