light porter

noun — 2 senses

light porter

noun

1

Obsolete A worker whose duties involve carrying light (i.e., not heavy) packages, as in a bank.

Chiefly Victorian

There is nothing exhilarating in caudle, nor enchanting in Kensington-gardens, when you are converted into a light porter of children.1841 September 18, Punch:
The light porter placed the tea-tray on it [the table], knuckling his forehead as a form of homage.1854, Charles Dickens, Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC:

2

A type of porter ale lighter in color than the typical dark porter.

Nearly all bitter drinks are good.... Here at least I think England cannot match Ireland, for our stouts are, as a rule, too sweet and "clammy." But there used to be in the country districts a sort of light porter which was one of the most refreshing liquids conceivable for hot weather.1920, George Saintsbury, Notes on a Cellar Book:

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