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Col"por`tage (?), n. [F.] The
distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by
colporteurs.

Col"por`ter (?), n. Same as
Colporteur.

Col"por`teur (?; 277), n. [F.
colporteur one who carries on his neck, fr.
colporter to carry on one's neck; col (L.
collum) neck + porter (L. portare) to
carry.] A hawker; specifically, one who travels about
selling and distributing religious tracts and books.

Col"staff` (?), n. [F. col
neck + E. staff. Cf. Coll.] A staff by means
of which a burden is borne by two persons on their
shoulders.

Colt (?; 110), n. [OE. colt
a young horse, ass, or camel, AS. colt; cf. dial. Sw.
kullt a boy, lad.] 1. The young of
the equine genus or horse kind of animals; -- sometimes
distinctively applied to the male, filly being the female.
Cf. Foal.

&fist; In sporting circles it is usual to reckon the age of
colts from some arbitrary date, as from January 1, or May 1, next
preceding the birth of the animal.

2. A young, foolish fellow.


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