porter's lodge
Noun
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Noun
porter's lodge
- A building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
- (UK, Canada) An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.
- (all) plodge, lodge
- (building) see guardhouse
- (room) see mailroom
- Italian: guardiola, gabbiotto
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