porterage in English

noun
1
the work of carrying luggage, supplies, or other materials, done by porters or laborers.
An indefinite ‘work to rule’ has also started, which will see nurses refusing to carry out porterage and administrative tasks, as well as certain medical duties such as taking blood samples.

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1. The basket being large and heavy, Car had placed it for convenience of porterage on the top of her head, where it rode on in jeopardized balance as she walked with arms akimbo.