Portative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Portative \Por"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. portatif.]
     1. Portable. [Obs.]
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     2. (Physics) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the
        portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or


        of capillarity.
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